Rubus archboldianus
Family: Rosaceae
What it is like
A climbing or scrambling shrub. The stems are up to 5 m long. The prickles are 2 mm long and curved. Often they are purplish. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalks are 1-4 cm long. The leaflets are oval and the side ones are 5.5 cm long by 4 cm wide. The edges of the leaves have saw like teeth. The leaves are leathery. The flowerings stalks have 1 or 2 flower stalks below the end flower. These have 1 or 2 flowers each. The petals are red. The fruit or berry is 3 cm across made up of many small fruit. The fruit is dark red. The fruit are edible.
The plant is polyploid having several sets of chromosomes. There are about 250 Rubus species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. In mountain forests from 1,800 to 3,600 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Pacific, Papua New Guinea
How it is used for food
The fruit are eaten.
Edible parts
Fruit