Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Rubus niveus Thunb.

Family: Rosaceae Genus: Rubus Species: Rubus niveus Thunb.( हैजमपेत )

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Synonym Rubus albescens Roxb., Rubus distans D.Don, Rubus micranthus D.Don. Flower Color Red - Pink
Common Name Hill raspberry, Kala hinsalu Flower Type Panicle
English / Trade Name Hill Raspberry, Snowpeaks Raspberry Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Heijampet Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude 500-2800 m Fruit Type Aggregate
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Subglobose aggregate of drupelets with a purple-black colour juicy and sweet with small seeds.
Habitat Occurs in a widely in Oak forest. Bark Type Smooth
Distribution India, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. Bark Details Whitish velvety at first becoming smooth green to purple later.
Distribution in Haryana Morni-Pinjore Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Trifoliate
Description of Species A shrub growing up to 1–2.5 m tall, stems whitish tomentose at first becoming glabrous green to purple later. Leaves imparipinnate, with 5–11 leaflets, blade of leaflets elliptic, ovate-elliptic, or rhombic-elliptic, terminal leaflet ovate to elliptic, slightly longer than lateral leaflets stipules linear-lanceolate. Flowers densely tomentose, with soft hairs; calyx erect, triangular-ovate; corolla red, suborbicular; stamens many, nearly as long as petals. Fruit aggregate dark red when immature, black at maturity, semiglobose. Leaf Details Leaves imparipinnate, with 5–11 leaflets, blade of leaflets elliptic, ovate-elliptic, or rhombic-elliptic, terminal leaflet ovate to elliptic, slightly longer than lateral leaflets stipules linear-lanceolate.
 

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