Kala Hisalu / Ceylon Raspberry
Rubus niveus
Also known as Mysore Raspberry, Mahabaleshwar Raspberry, Snowpeaks Raspberry
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- November-July
How to identify Kala Hisalu
Identify Kala Hisalu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose.
- Confirm fruit type: Aggregate of drupelets.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kala Hisalu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rubus niveus
- Genus
- Rubus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in grasslands
- Native to
- Indo-Himalaya
- Distribution
- India, Afghanistan, Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Java, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are pinnate with 5–11 leaflets (mostly 7 or 9) that are 2.5–8 centimetres (1–3+1⁄8 in) long and 1–4 cm (3⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- TomentoserecordedDensely covered in matted, woolly hairs.“The leaflets are dark green above and densely pale grey to white tomentose beneath.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kala Hisalu 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 Kala Hisalu itself; the rest are typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- काला हिसालू kala hisalu, Kala hinsalu, Khre
- Kannada
- ಗೋಮುಳ್ಳು Gomullu, ಗೋಮುಳ್ಳಿ Gomulli, ಮುಳ್ಳಿ Mulli
- Marathi
- गौरीफल Gowriphal
About Kala Hisalu
Ceylon Raspberry (Rubus niveus) belongs to the Rosaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and 10 other states. It grows in evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from November to July.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten.
Rosaceae
Rose family
Kala Hisalu belongs to the Rosaceae family.
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