Rubus lambertianus

Rubus lambertianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Rubus
Subgenus: Malachobatus
Species: R. lambertianus
Binomial name
Rubus lambertianus
Ser.

Rubus lambertianus is a flowering plant species in the genus Rubus found in Southern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan, and Thailand.[1] Its ploidy is 2n = 4X (tetraploid).[2] The ellagitannins lambertianin A, B, C and D can be found in R. lambertianus.[3]

Description

Rubus lambertianus is a lianoid, semi-deciduous shrub that can grow 3 m (9.8 ft) tall. Flowers are white and 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) in diameter. Mature berries are red and 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter. In China, it occurs on slopes, roadsides, montane valleys, stony ravines, grasslands, thickets, sparse forests, and forest margins at elevations of 200–2,500 m (660–8,200 ft) asl.[1] In Taiwan it is common in thickets at medium elevations.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Lu Lingdi (Lu Ling-ti); David E. Boufford. "Rubus lambertianus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Rengong Meng and Chad Finn (2002). "Determining ploidy level and nuclear DNA content in Rubus by flow cytometry". Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 127 (5): 767–775.
  3. ↑ Tanaka, T.; Tachibana, H.; Nonaka, G.; Nishioka, I.; Hsu, F. L.; Kohda, H.; Tanaka, O. (1993). "Tannins and related compounds. CXXII. New dimeric, trimeric and tetrameric ellagitannins, lambertianins A-D, from Rubus lambertianus Seringe". Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 41 (7): 1214–1220. doi:10.1248/cpb.41.1214. PMID 8374992.
  4. ↑ Hsieh, Chang-Fu; Ohashi, Hiroyoshi (1993). "Rubus". In Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan. 3 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 119–146. ISBN 957-9019-41-X. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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