Rosaceae
Rubus

Rubus kirungensis Engl.

First published in G.A.von Götzen, Durch Afrika Von Ost Nach West: 378 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Uganda to Malawi. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Graham, R.A. (1960). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Rosaceae: 1-61.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C. E. Gust. in Arkiv Bot. 26 (7): 39 (1934)
  • C. E. Gust. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 13: 270 (1935)
  • C. E. Gust. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1938: 184 (1938).
  • Engl. in Goetzen, Durch Afr.: 378 (1895)
  • Engl. in Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, 2 (Botanik) p. 224, t. 20 (1911).
  • Hauman, Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 3: 23 (1952).
  • Robyns, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert 1: 240 (1948).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0