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Rubus

The genus Rubus is in the family Rosaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Rubus

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Rubus acanthophyllos Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus acuminatus Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus adenophorus Rolfe Accepted M TRO
Rubus adenothallus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus adenotrichos Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus alceifolius Poir. Accepted M TRO
Rubus alexeterius Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus almus (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus alnifoliolatus H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Rubus alnifolius Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus alpinus Macfad. Accepted M TRO
Rubus amabilis Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus americanus (Pers.) Britton Accepted M TRO
Rubus amphidasys Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus anatolicus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus andicola Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus angustibracteatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus apetalus Poir. Accepted M TRO
Rubus arachnoideus Y.C. Liu & F.Y. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus arcticus L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus arizonensis Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus armatus (Fernald) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus arrhenii (Lange) Lange Accepted M TRO
Rubus assamensis Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus aurantiacus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus austrotibetanus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus azuayensis Romoleroux Accepted M TRO
Rubus bambusarum Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus bavaricus (Focke) Hruby Accepted M TRO
Rubus betonicifolius Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus bifrons Vest Accepted M TRO
Rubus blanchardianus (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus bogotensis Kunth Accepted M TRO
Rubus boliviensis Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus bonatianus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus brasiliensis Mart. Accepted M TRO
Rubus brevipetiolatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus buergeri Miq. Accepted M TRO
Rubus bushii L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus caesius L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus calycacanthus H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Rubus calycinus Wall. ex D. Don Accepted M TRO
Rubus candicans Weihe Accepted M TRO
Rubus caudifolius Wuzhi Accepted M TRO
Rubus chamaearrhenii (Focke) Vannerom Accepted M TRO
Rubus chamaemorus L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus chiliadenus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus chingii Hu Accepted M TRO
Rubus chroosepalus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus chrysobotrys Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus cinclidodictyus Cardot Accepted M TRO
Rubus clivicola E. Walker Accepted M TRO
Rubus cochinchinensis Tratt. Accepted M TRO
Rubus cockburnianus Hemsl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus columellaris Tutcher Accepted M TRO
Rubus commutatus (G. Braun ex Focke) Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus compactus Benth. Accepted M TRO
Rubus constrictus P.J. Müll. & Lefèvre Accepted M TRO
Rubus continentalis (Focke) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus corchorifolius L. f. Accepted M TRO
Rubus cordifrons (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus coreanus Miq. Accepted M TRO
Rubus coriaceus Poir. Accepted M TRO
Rubus coriifolius Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus costaricanus Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus crassifolius T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus crataegifolius Bunge Accepted M TRO
Rubus croceacanthus H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Rubus cuneifolius Pursh Accepted M TRO
Rubus dalmaticus (Ser.) Guss. Accepted M TRO
Rubus dasyphyllus (W.M. Rogers) Marsh Accepted M TRO
Rubus delabathiensis Gust. Accepted M TRO
Rubus delavayi Franch. Accepted M TRO
Rubus dolichophyllus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus doyonensis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus dunnii F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus ellipticus Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus eriocarpus Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus erythrocarpus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus erythrocladus Mart. Accepted M TRO
Rubus eucalyptus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus eustephanos Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus faberi Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus fagifolius Schltdl. & Cham. Accepted M TRO
Rubus fanjingshanensis L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus feddei H. Lév. & Vaniot Accepted M TRO
Rubus flagellaris Willd. Accepted M TRO
Rubus flagelliflorus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus floribundus Kunth Accepted M TRO
Rubus flosculosus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus fockeanus Kurz Accepted M TRO
Rubus foliaceistipulatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus formosensis Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus forrestianus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus fragarioides Bertol. Accepted M TRO
Rubus fraxinifoliolus Hayata Accepted M TRO
Rubus fraxinifolius Poir. Accepted M TRO
Rubus fruticosus L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus fujianensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus fuscifolius T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus fuscorubens Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus geoides Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus glabratus Kunth Accepted M TRO
Rubus glabricarpus W.C. Cheng Accepted M TRO
Rubus glandulosocalycinus Hayata Accepted M TRO
Rubus glandulosocarpus M.X. Nie Accepted M TRO
Rubus gongshanensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus grandipaniculatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus gravesii (Fernald) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus grayanus Maxim. Accepted M TRO
Rubus gressittii F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus grisebachii (Focke) Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus guianensis Accepted M TRO
Rubus guyanensis Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus gyamdaensis L.T. Lu & Boufford Accepted M TRO
Rubus hanceanus Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus hassleri Chodat Accepted M TRO
Rubus hastifolius H. Lév. & Vaniot Accepted M TRO
Rubus hemithyrsus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus henryi Hemsl. & Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus herzogii Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus hirsutus Thunb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus hirtus Waldst. & Kit. Accepted M TRO
Rubus howii Merr. & Chun Accepted M TRO
Rubus huangpingensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus humistratus Steud. Accepted M TRO
Rubus humulifolius C.A. Mey. Accepted M TRO
Rubus hunanensis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus hypopitys Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus ichangensis Hemsl. & Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus idaeopsis Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus idaeus L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus illecebrosus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus imperialis Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus impressinervus F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus innominatus S. Moore Accepted M TRO
Rubus inopertus (Focke) Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus irasuensis Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus irenaeus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus irritans Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus jambosoides Hance Accepted M TRO
Rubus japonicus (Maxim.) Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus jianensis L.T. Lu & Boufford Accepted M TRO
Rubus jinfoshanensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus kawakamii Hayata Accepted M TRO
Rubus killipii A. Berger Accepted M TRO
Rubus komarovii Nakai Accepted M TRO
Rubus kulinganus L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus kwangsiensis H.L. Li Accepted M TRO
Rubus laegaardii Romoleroux Accepted M TRO
Rubus laevior (L.H. Bailey) Fernald Accepted M TRO
Rubus lambertianus Ser. Accepted M TRO
Rubus lanyuensis Chang Accepted M TRO
Rubus lasiostylus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus lasiotrichos Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus latoauriculatus F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus leucanthus Hance Accepted M TRO
Rubus lichuanensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus liebmannii Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus lineatus Reinw. Accepted M TRO
Rubus lishuiensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus liui Yuen P. Yang & S.Y. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus lloydianus Genev. Accepted M TRO
Rubus lobatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus lobophyllus Y.K. Shih ex F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus lohfauensis F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus longepedicellatus C.H. Stirt. Accepted M TRO
Rubus loxensis Benth. Accepted M TRO
Rubus lucens Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus luchunensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus lutescens Franch. Accepted M TRO
Rubus macilentus Cambess. Accepted M TRO
Rubus macrogongylus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus macvaughianus Rzed. & Calderón Accepted M TRO
Rubus malacocarpus Standl. & L.O. Williams Accepted M TRO
Rubus malifolius Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus malipoensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus mallotifolius C.Y. Wu ex T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus megalococcus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus menglaensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus mesogaeus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus metoensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus michiganensis (Card) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus miser Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus montanus (Porter) Porter Accepted M TRO
Rubus multisetosus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus murinus (Focke) Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus myrianthus Baker Accepted M TRO
Rubus nagasawanus Koidz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus neomexicanus A. Gray Accepted M TRO
Rubus neoviburnifolius L.T. Lu & Boufford Accepted M TRO
Rubus nigricatus P. J. Muell. & Lefevre Accepted M TRO
Rubus nitidus Weihe & Nees Accepted M TRO
Rubus niveus Thunb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus nubigenus Kunth Accepted M TRO
Rubus nyalamensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus oblongus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus occidentalis L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus occidualis (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus ortivus (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus ourosepalus Cardot Accepted M TRO
Rubus pacificus Hance Accepted M TRO
Rubus palmeri Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus panamanus L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus panduratus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus paniculatus Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus paraguariensis (Chodat & Hassl.) Basualdo & Zardini Accepted M TRO
Rubus pararosifolius F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus parkeri Hance Accepted M TRO
Rubus parviaraliifolius Hayata Accepted M TRO
Rubus parvifolius L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus paucidentatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus pectinarioides H. Hara Accepted M TRO
Rubus pectinaris Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pectinellus Maxim. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pedunculosus D. Don Accepted M TRO
Rubus peltatus Maxim. Accepted M TRO
Rubus penduliflorus C.Y. Wu ex T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus pentagonus Wall. ex Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pervarius (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pileatus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pilulifer Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pinnatisepalus Hemsl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pinnatus Willd. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pirifolius Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pittieri Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus platysepalus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus playfairianus Hemsl. ex Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pluralis (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus pluribracteatus L.T. Lu & Boufford Accepted M TRO
Rubus poliophyllus Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus polyodontus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus potentilloides W.E. Evans Accepted M TRO
Rubus praecipuus L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus preptanthus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pringlei Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pseudopileatus Cardot Accepted M TRO
Rubus ptilocarpus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus pumilus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus pungens Cambess. Accepted M TRO
Rubus pyramidaliformis (Sudre) Ziel. Accepted M TRO
Rubus quinquefoliolatus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus radicans Cav. Accepted M TRO
Rubus raopingensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus reflexus Ker Gawl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus refractus H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Rubus regionalis (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus repens (L.) Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus reticulatus Wall. ex Hook. f. Accepted M TRO
Rubus rigidus Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus rolfei S. Vidal Accepted M TRO
Rubus roseus Poir. Accepted M TRO
Rubus rosifolius Sm. ex Baker Accepted M TRO
Rubus rotundior (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus rubicundus (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr. Accepted M TRO
Rubus rubrisetulosus Cardot Accepted M TRO
Rubus rufus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus sachalinensis H. Lév. Accepted M TRO
Rubus salwinensis Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus sapidus Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus saxatilis L. Accepted M TRO
Rubus scandens Liebm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus schiedeanus Steud. Accepted M TRO
Rubus schottii Pohl ex Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus sellowii Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted M TRO
Rubus setchuenensis Bureau & Franch. Accepted M TRO
Rubus shihae F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus sibiricus Sinjkova Accepted M TRO
Rubus sikkimensis Hook. f. Accepted M TRO
Rubus simplex Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus smithii Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus spananthus Ze-min Wu & Z.L. Cheng Accepted M TRO
Rubus sparsiflorus J.F. Macbr. Accepted M TRO
Rubus spinulosoides F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus stans Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus stellatus Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus stimulans Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus stipulosus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus strigosus Michx. Accepted M TRO
Rubus subarcticus (Greene) Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus subcoreanus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus suberectus G. Anderson ex Sm. Accepted M TRO
Rubus subinopertus T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus subornatus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus subtibetanus Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus sulcatus Vest Accepted M TRO
Rubus sumatranus Miq. Accepted M TRO
Rubus swinhoei Hance Accepted M TRO
Rubus taitoensis Hayata Accepted M TRO
Rubus taiwanicola Koidz. & Ohwi Accepted M TRO
Rubus tantus L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus taronensis C.Y. Wu ex T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus tephrodes Hance Accepted M TRO
Rubus thibetanus Franch. Accepted M TRO
Rubus tinifolius C.Y. Wu ex T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus treutleri Hook. f. Accepted M TRO
Rubus trianthus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus tricolor Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus trijugus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus trilobus Moc. & Sessé ex Ser. Accepted M TRO
Rubus trinitatis (A. Berger) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus trivialis Michx. Accepted M TRO
Rubus tsangii Merr. Accepted M TRO
Rubus tsangiorum Hand.-Mazz. Accepted M TRO
Rubus turkestanicus (Regel) Pavlov Accepted M TRO
Rubus ulmifolius Schott Accepted M TRO
Rubus urticifolius Poir. Accepted M TRO
Rubus verae-crucis Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus villicaulis Kóhler ex Weihe & Nees Accepted M TRO
Rubus vulcanicola (Donn. Sm.) Rydb. Accepted M TRO
Rubus wallichianus Wight & Arn. Accepted M TRO
Rubus wangii F.P. Metcalf Accepted M TRO
Rubus wardii Merr. Accepted M TRO
Rubus wawushanensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus weberbaueri Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus wheeleri (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey Accepted M TRO
Rubus wilsonii Duthie Accepted M TRO
Rubus wimmerianus (Sprib. ex Sudre) Sprib. Accepted M TRO
Rubus wuchuanensis S.Z. He Accepted M TRO
Rubus wushanensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus wuzhianus L.T. Lu & Boufford Accepted M TRO
Rubus xanthocarpus Bureau & Franch. Accepted M TRO
Rubus xanthoneurus Focke Accepted M TRO
Rubus xichouensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus yanyunii Y.T. Chang & L.Y. Chen Accepted M TRO
Rubus yiwuanus W.P. Fang Accepted M TRO
Rubus yuliensis Y.C. Liu & F.Y. Lu Accepted M TRO
Rubus yunnanicus Kuntze Accepted M TRO
Rubus zhaogoshanensis T.T. Yu & L.T. Lu Accepted M TRO

Statistics

The Plant List includes 2,208 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Rubus. Of these 331 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 546 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Rubus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 2,208 species names for the genus Rubus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 331 15.0%
Synonym 473 21.4%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 1,404 63.6%

All names

The status of the 2,754 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Rubus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 460 16.7%
Synonym 764 27.7%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 1,530 55.6%

The confidence with which the status of the 2,208 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Rubus, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 331 470 0 0 801 36.3%
Low confidence 0 3 0 1,404 1,407 63.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Rubus, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 331 473 0 1,404 0 2,208 100%