Rubus coriifolius is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in central and southern Mexico (from Chiapas as far north as Tamaulipas) and Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua).[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. coriifolius
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| Rubus coriifolius Liebm. 1853 not Focke ex Donn. Sm. 1891 nor Kupcsok 1910
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Rubus coriifolius is a perennial up to 2 meters tall, with hairs and sometimes a few small prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 thick, leathery leaflets. Flowers are white or rose-colored. Fruits are red or almost black.[1][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
- ^ Pankhurst, R. J. 2001. Rosaceae. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(3): 2202–2206.
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): v–xvii, 1–347. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
- ^ Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 157–158 description in Latin, commentary in Danish
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