Rubus dorcheei is an Asian species of thorny fruiting shrub in Rosaceae family, first described in 2021. It is endemic to Nepal, found only in the subtropical forests of Kathmandu. The samples of the new plant were collected for the first time from Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park in 2018 at an altitude of 1,930m. The taxon is named after plant enthusiast La Dorchee Sherpa who first came across the plant.[1][2] The published name was Rubus dorcheae, but as La Dorchee Sherpa is a man, the epithet was corrected to dorcheei.[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. dorcheei
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubus dorcheei Rokaya & S.Subedi
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Description edit
It closely resembles similar taxa like Rubus kumaonensis and Rubus rugosus. It can usually be distinguished from them by its taller height. In addition, it has "both leaf surfaces green, upper surface more hairy than lower surface, leaf blade margins biserrate, sepal deltoid, tomentose on both sides, margin with 7–10 appendages, apex bifurcate or trifurcate, petals spathulate, and calyx, corolla and stamens persistent in fruit." It grows as tall as 10 meters in height and flowers from August to November while fruiting/ripening from October–November.[1][4]
References edit
- ^ a b Rokaya, Mann B.; Subedi, Sajan (2021). "Rubus dorcheae (Rosaceae), a new species from central Nepal". Phytotaxa. 511 (1). doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.511.1.5. S2CID 237791880.
- ^ Kamal Maden. "First of its kind raspberry in Nepal". Nepali Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Rubus dorcheei Rokaya & S.Subedi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ कमल मादेन. "नेपालमा भेटियो विश्वकै नयाँ ऐंसेलु प्रजाति". हिमालखबर. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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