Wild Flowering Plants
| Rosaceae family Rubus rosifolius Smith, Pl. Icon. Ined. 3: t. 60. 1791 “rosaefolius.” Fonbwèz Naturalized shrub of the forest edge. Quite common, rainforest forest edge, Soufriere. Rare/absent elsewhere. Native to Mauritius, Malesia, China, Australia. Edible fruit. Local medicinal uses It can completely cover wet open areas and exclude native species; it is mildly invasive in man-made clearings. Its relative Rubus ellipticus is in the "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species" list. |
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