''Rubus costaricanus'' is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the
rose family. It grows in southern Mexico and Central America, from
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
to
Panamá.
[Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456]
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''Rubus costaricanus'' is a shrub sometimes more than 3 meters tall, with curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets.[Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 159–160]
description in Latin, commentary in Danish
References
costaricanus
Flora of Chiapas
Flora of Central America
Flora of Costa Rica
Plants described in 1853
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