Rubus miser is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in southern Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá).[1][2][3]

Rubus miser
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species:
R. miser
Binomial name
Rubus miser
Liebm. 1853

Rubus miser is an arching shrub with curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 thick, leathery leaflets. Fruits are black and very sour.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
  2. ^ Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 480
  3. ^ Morales Quirós, J. F. 2014. Rosaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. VII. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 129: 437–463
  4. ^ Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 156–157 in Latin