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Rubus fraxinifolius, also known as mountain raspberry in English or ragimot, is a species of flowering plant, a fruiting shrub in the raspberry family, that is native to Asia.[1]

Rubus fraxinifolius
Flower and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Rubus
Species:	R. fraxinifolius
Binomial name
Rubus fraxinifolius Poir.
Synonyms
Rubus alnifoliolatus var. kotoensis (Hayata) H.L.Li Rubus fraxinifolius var. kotoensis (Hayata) Koidz. Rubus kotoensis Hayata

Description

The species grows as an erect shrub to 2–3 m in height, with thorns on the stems. The oval, pinnate leaves are 2–9 cm long by 1.4 cm wide, with serrated edges. The inflorescences consist of panicles of white flowers. The edible, orange to red, ovoid fruits, up to 2.5 cm long by 1.5 cm in diameter, are aggregates of drupelets.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in much of Southeast Asia and Melanesia, from Taiwan through the Philippines, Borneo, Java and Sulawesi to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It occurs in open and disturbed areas, such as on landslides, riverbanks and roadsides, from the lowlands up to an elevation of 3,000 m in montane forest.[1]

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