Thursday, July 10, 2008

Rubus reflexus

Genus Rubus L. (Rosaceae)
A big genus, ca. 700 species in the world (208 in China including 8 in Hong Kong);
Especially abundant in the north temperate zone while some of them are in the tropics and southern hemisphere.

Aggregate fruit berry-like. Most are edible. A lot of Rubus spp. are cultivated for commercial use in the Europe and America.

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