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Formosan bramble

Rubus formosensis Kuntze

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus

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Formosan bramble: Another very lovely bramble - this one is more of a low scrambler. Some Rushbrook Red leaf new foliage there on the right for comparison
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
台湾悬钩子, 臺灣懸鉤子, 大乌泡
English
Formosan bramble, Formosan raspberry
szy
Nipaluma-kamacal
trv
Cumiq

Synonyms

  • Rubus formosanus Maxim. ex Focke
  • Rubus formosanus Maxim.
  • Rubus moluccanus var. formosensis (Kuntze) Kuntze
  • Rubus nantoensis Hayata
  • Rubus randaiensis Hayata
  • Rubus rubribracteatus F.P.Metcalf
  • Rubus rugosissimus Hayata

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.