Rubus probus
Rubus probus (syn. Rubus muelleri), or Atherton raspberry, is a wild tropical raspberry species native to Papua New Guinea and Australia.[1][2]
| Atherton raspberry | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Species: | R. probus |
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| Rubus probus | |
Atherton raspberry is upright in habit and exhibits low thorniness in comparison to most Rubus species. The leaves are shiny and compound. It produces an edible red berry.[3]
It has been commercially cultivated to a limited extent in Australia as a cool season punnet fruit.[4]
References
- "Rubus probus". Australian Native Plants Society. 21 October 2014.
- Atlas of Living Australia, Rubus probus L.H.Bailey, Wild Raspberry
- Bailey, Liberty Hyde. 1923. Gentes Herbarum; Occasional Papers on the Kinds of Plants 1(4): 150–151
- "Atherton Raspberry - Tucker Bush".
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