Rosaceae
Rubus

Rubus creticus Tourn. ex L.

First published in Fl. Palaest.: 15 (1756), nom. rej.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Turkmenistan and W. Himalaya. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70042. epublication.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 1: 1-606. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Kurtto, A., Weber, H.E., Lampinen, R. & Sennikov, A.N. (2010). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 15: 1-362.
  • Landrein, S. & al. (2017). Flora of Pakistan 221: 1-161. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Nikitin, V.V. (ed.) (1949). Flora Turkmenii 4: 1-364. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (1966). Flora of Iraq 2: 1-184. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Maitland, T.D. [9] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283397 Yes
s.coll. [8/ 71] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283398 Yes
s.coll. [8/ 71] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283400 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [241] Rubus sanctus K004290053 Yes
Rawi, A. [29694] Rubus sanctus K004290065 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0270] Rubus sanctus K004290068 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [3517] Rubus sanctus K004290061 Yes
[HFF] [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290067 Yes
Al-Khatib, M.A.; Al-Rawi, N.A. [30515] Rubus sanctus K004290064 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [1184] Rubus sanctus K004290051 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [9] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283396 Yes
Davis; Coode [D39149] Rubus sanctus K004290047 Yes
Steven [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290083 Yes
Steven [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290086 Yes
s.coll. [30514] Rubus sanctus K004290079 Yes
[Ladebourn] [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290084 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [3108] Rubus sanctus K004290043 Yes
s.coll. [8/ 71] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283399 Yes
Davis [44848] Rubus sanctus K004290044 Yes
{Dutch Exp.} [1184] Rubus sanctus K004290050 Yes
Alizzi; Omar, S. [35288] Rubus sanctus K004290069 Yes
Davis; Coode [D36952] Rubus sanctus K004290048 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0270] Rubus sanctus K004290062 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [33] Rubus sanctus K004290052 Yes
Furse, P. [9005] Rubus sanctus K004290042 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290087 Yes
s.coll. [30511] Rubus sanctus K004290074 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Jones, B.M.G. [1073] Rubus sanctus K004290039 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Coode, M.J.E.; Yaltirik, F. [D37758] Rubus sanctus K004290040 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2760] Rubus sanctus K004290057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290085 Yes
Al-Khatib; Nuri [30511] Rubus sanctus K004290076 Yes
Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe [80] Rubus sanctus K004290049 Yes
Davis, P.H. [10156B] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283401 Yes
Barbey, W. [230a] Rubus sanctus K004290082 Yes
s.coll. [30510] Rubus sanctus K004290078 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [1144] Rubus sanctus K004290054 Yes
Gillett [8211] Rubus sanctus K004290077 Yes
Khatib, A.; Nuri [30513] Rubus sanctus K004290063 Yes
Davis [47739] Rubus sanctus K004290041 Yes
s.coll. [18059] Rubus sanctus K004290080 Yes
[Gresebach] [s.n.] Rubus sanctus K004290088 Yes
Guest, E. [722] Rubus sanctus K004290056 Yes
Guest, E. [457] Rubus sanctus K004290055 Yes
Al-Khatib; Nuri [30510] Rubus sanctus K004290072 Yes
Rawi; Serhang [23853B] Rubus sanctus K004290060 Yes
Al-Khatib; Nuri [30511] Rubus sanctus K004290071 Yes
Al-Katib; Nuri [30510] Rubus sanctus K004290073 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [344] Rubus sanctus K004290081 Yes
Serhang, I.; Rawi, A. [26504] Rubus sanctus K004290059 Yes
Davis [47731] Rubus sanctus K004290045 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2430] Rubus sanctus K004290066 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [574] Lebanon Rubus sanctus K000283402 Yes
Miller, N. [807] Rubus sanctus K004290038 Yes
Al-Khatib; Nuri [30511] Rubus sanctus K004290075 Yes
Davis [47771] Rubus sanctus K004290046 Yes
Serhang, I.; Rawi, A. [26608] Rubus sanctus K004290058 Yes
Al-Khatib, M.A.; Al-Rawi, N.A. [30514] Rubus sanctus K004290070 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images