Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus rolfei

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus rolfei is an evergreen perennial plant with more or less woody, creeping stems that root at the nodes, sending up erect fruiting stems at intervals. The plant forms a mat of growth up to around 8cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The fruit is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Taiwan, Philippines

HabitatOpen places, mixed forests at elevations of 1,300 - 3,800 metres in Taiwan[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Forest and more open places like clearings at elevations of 900 - 2,700 metres in the Philippines[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].