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Rubus scheffleri

Family: Rosaceae


What it is like

A scrambling shrub. The flowering branches have prickles. The leaves are 7-18 cm long by 4-16 cm wide with 2-3 leaflets. The leaflets have shallow, irregular teeth. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches and are 11-28 cm long by 3-7 cm wide with a few to many flowers. The fruit are hairy and 1 cm long. They are red to black.


Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows at the edges of forests.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


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