Rubus rosifolius

Rubus rosifolius
	Wild form
	Double-flowered form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Subgenus:	Rubus subg. Idaeobatus
Species:	R. rosifolius
Binomial name
	Rubus rosifolius; Sm. 1791 not Stokes 1812
Synonyms
	Synonymy Rubus rosaefolius Sm. ; Rubus chinensis Ser. ; Rubus comintanus Blanco ; Rubus commersonii Poir. ; Rubus commersonii var. simpliciflorus Koidz. ; Rubus glandulosopunctatus Hayata ; Rubus hopingensis Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu ; Rubus jamaicensis Blanco ; Rubus minusculus H.Lév. & Vaniot ; Rubus tagallus Cham. & Schltdl. ; Rubus taiwanianus Matsum. ; Rubus thunbergii var. glabellus Focke ; Rubus sinensis hort. ex Sims ; Rubus coronarius (Sims) Sweet ; Rubus linearifolius Hayata ;

Rubus rosifolius, (sometimes spelled Rubus rosaefolius), also known as roseleaf bramble, Mauritius raspberry, thimbleberry, Vanuatu raspberry and bramble of the Cape is a prickly subshrub native to rainforest and tall open forest of the Himalayas, East Asia, and eastern Australia. Its double-flowered variety is named Rubus rosifolius var. coronarius (synonym: Rubus coronarius).

It is also found abundantly in the Brazilian states Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and to the south as far as Rio Grande do Sul. The plant can also be found in a lot of San Francisco neighborhoods. This plant also grows in the wild in Puerto Rico.

Rose-leaf bramble leaves are compound with toothed margins, with glandular-hairs on both sides of leaflets. Flowers are white in panicles or solitary. Edible fruit are 2 cm long.

Leaves stay green and fruits ripen in early autumn in Eastern Australia.