Rubus ellipticus (Yellow Himalayan raspberry)
Place : Chayataal, Hee, West SikkimDate: May 24, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Rubus ellipticus (Yellow Himalayan raspberry)
Place : Chayataal, Hee, West SikkimDate: May 24, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class:
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rubus
Species: R. ellipticus
Binomial
name:
Other
Names: Hisalu, ashilo or aisayloo
Special
feature: It is sweet to the taste, though it
is not harvested for domestic use. The fruit perishes quickly after plucking
from the thorny bush.
Rubus ellipticus is listed in the IUCN Invasive
Species Specialist Group database as an Invasive species, one of the World's
100 worst invasive species