Rubus niveus
Ceylon Raspberry, Mysore Raspberry
Other regional names: Snowpeaks Raspberry
- Snowpeaks Raspberry
Also known as: Dyctisperma lasiocarpus (Sm.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks. +13 more
- Dyctisperma lasiocarpus (Sm.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Rubus bijugus Focke
- Rubus bonatii H.Lév.
- Rubus distans D.Don
- Rubus donianus Spreng.
- Rubus foliolosus var. incanus (Sasaki ex T.S.Liu & T.Y.Yang) S.S.Ying
- Rubus foliolosus var. racemosus (Hook.fil.) B.D.Naithani
- Rubus furfuraceus Wall.
- Rubus godongensis Y.Gu & W.L.Li
- Rubus gracilis var. falconeri (Hook.fil.) H.O.Saxena
- Rubus gracilis var. racemosus (Hook.fil.) H.O.Saxena
- Rubus horsfieldii Miq.
- Rubus incanus K.Sasaki ex Y.C.Liu & T.Y.Yang
- Rubus ischelus Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Rubus niveus (commonly known as Ceylon raspberry or Mysore raspberry) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bolivia, Brazil South, Cape Provinces, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Hawaii, Kenya, Malawi, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms