''Rubus calycinoides'' is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the rose family (

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

) native to Asia from the

Himilayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. It was described by

Otto Kunze Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German botanist. Biography Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig. An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled ''Pocket Fauna of Leipzig''. Between 1863 and 1866 he ...

in 1879.

Taxonomy

The botanical name ''Rubus calycinoides'' can be misleading, as the name was separately published to refer to two distinct species. ''R. calycinoides'', as described by Bunzo Hayata and Gen-ichi Koidzumi in 1913, is now considered a taxonomic synonym of ''

Rubus rolfei ''Rubus rolfei'', known as creeping raspberry, crinkle-leaf creeper,Oregon State University Department of Horticulture/ref> or Taiwanese creeping bramble, is a low-growing member of the genus ''Rubus'' and is related to the blackberry and raspbe ...

''.

References

calycinoides Flora of Asia {{Rubus-stub