''Rubus vulcanicola'' is an uncommon Central American species of brambles in the
rose family. It has been found only in
Panamá and
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. The species was initially discovered on the sides of
Volcán Poas in Costa Rica.
[Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 455]
/ref>[Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): v–xvii, 1–347. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.]
''Rubus vulcanicola'' is a prickly perennial. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are pink or rose-colored. Fruits are black.[
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References
External links
photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Panama in 1938
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Flora of Panama
Flora of Costa Rica
Plants described in 1897
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