Rubus racemosus
Family: Rosaceae
What it is like
A climbing shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. The prickles are curved. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the stalk with one at the end. The leaves are 12 cm long by 8 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The end leaflet is oval and 8 cm long by 6 cm wide. There are a few flowers in a group in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are 1 cm wide. The fruit are round and purple and 1 cm wide.
There are about 250 Rubus species.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forests. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, India
How it is used for food
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
In south India plants flower ad fruit December to May.
Its other names
Local names
Mallu pazham