Rosaceae · Rubus

Erumachchulli / Indian Raspberry

Rubus indicus

Shrub
Habit
Shrub
Flowering
October

Plant Details

Scientific name
Rubus indicus
Genus
Rubus
Family
Rosaceae
Habit
Shrub
Habitat
Degraded forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
Indo-Malesia
Flowering & fruiting
October
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Compound leaf type
Leaf type
CompoundrecordedDivided into separate leaflets (family-level umbrella term — see the more specific compound types below at species level).

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Erumachchulli itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Fruit type
Aggregate of drupeletsrecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Solitary
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Erumachchulli itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Malayalam
എരുമച്ചുള്ളി Erumachchulli, കാട്ടുമുന്തിരി Kaattumunthiri

About Erumachchulli

Indian Raspberry (Rubus indicus) is a shrub in the Rosaceae family. It grows in degraded forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October.

Illustration representing the Rosaceae family
Botanical family

Rosaceae

Rose family

Erumachchulli belongs to the Rosaceae family.

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