''Rubus sapidus'' is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the

rose family 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 ...

. It grows in southern Mexico ( Chiapas,

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

) and Central America ( Guatemala, Honduras,

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).Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456
/ref>García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria ''Rubus sapidus'' is an erect or arching perennial with stems up to 2.5 meters long. Stems are covered with wool and armed with curved prickles. Leaves on the stems are compound with 5 leaflets, leathery with soft hairs on the underside; leaves on flower stalks either are simple (not compound) or compound with 3 leaflets. Flowers are white. Fruits are black and spherical.Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 481
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