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Rubus, L. 

 Conspectus of Species. 



* Carpels few, only 3 — 6. Leaves simple. 



Petioles very short ; flowers in large terminal 'panicles, B. pyrifolius. 



* * Carpels numerous, forming a sort of sappy berry. 



x Leaves entire or lobed. 



+ All softer parts and the uuderside of the lobed leaves covered 

 with a dense tomentum usually intermixed with longer 

 hairs. Calyx-lobes entire. 

 Bracts and stipules entire or subulate-toothed, sometimes very deeply so and in this ease tfo 



lobes short, B. rugosus. 



Bracts and stipules pinnately cut, the segments long, thin, and of ten filiform, . .B. Moluccanus. 

 + + All parts, except the inflorescence, without tomentum, rather 

 glabrous or pubescent. 



Calyx-lobes pectinate-toothed, B. ferox. 



x x Leaves digitately 3 — 5-foliolate. 

 Branchlets almost terete ; leaflets green, shortly puberulous ; stipules and bracts linear, entire, 



shortly glandular -pubescent ; flowers white, B. pentagonus. 



Branchlets terete ; leaflets glabrous or pubescent ; stipules and bracts usually cut into 

 1 — 2 linear segments, glabrous or only very sparingly and shortly glandular- 

 hairy ; flowers red, B. alpestris. 



xxx Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate or unpaired-pinnate. 

 O Fruits tomentose. 

 Leaves unpaired pinnate, the leaflets beneath white or yellowish tomentose ; flowers 



white, B. lasiocarpus* 



O Fruits glabrous. 

 Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, the leaflets white or yellowish tomentose beneath ; petals 



white, .... II. favus. 



Leaves unpaired-pinnate, uniformly green ; petals white, B. rosaefolius. 



1. E. pteifolius, Sm. Icon. Ined. fasc. III. 61 ; DC. Prod. II. 

 567 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat 1/1. 384. (B. heocagynus, Eoxb. Fl. Lad. II. 516 ; 

 WA. Prod. I. 299 ; B. Indicus, Lesch. in DC. Prod. II. 568). 



Hab. Hills of Ava.— Fl. March. 



2. E. Moltjccantjs, L. sp. pi. 707 ; DC. Prod. II. 566 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. 

 1/1. 382 ; Bth. Fl. Austr. II. 439.— (B. Moluccus latifolius, Eumph. 

 Herb. Amb. V. 78. t. 47. f. 2.) 



Vae. a. gent/enus, leaves beneath clothed with a short tomentum 

 intermixed with a few longer hairs only, the basal lobes usually diverging ; 

 calyx velvety and at the same time densely tawny and appressedly hirsute, 

 the lobes acuminate. 



Yar. (3. AXCEiErOLirrs (B. alcecefolius, Poir. Encycl. Suppl. VI. 

 247 ; DC. Prod. II. 567 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1/1 379), leaves softly pubes- 

 cent beneath, the basal lobes usually much converging ; calyx densely tawny 

 or yellowish appressed hirsute, the lobes acuminate. 



