Rubus sachalinensis




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Rubus sachalinensis H. Léveillé
Synonyms Rubus idaeus L. subsp. melanolasius Focke; Rubus idaeus L. subsp. sachalinensis (H. Léveillé) Focke; Rubus idaeus L. var. aculeatissimus Regel & Tiling; Rubus idaeus L. var. matsumuranus (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Koidzumi; Rubus idaeus L. var. microphyllus Turczaninow; Rubus idaeus L. var. strigosus Maximowicz; Rubus matsumuranus H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Rubus melanolasius Focke var. discolor Komarov
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-ichigo [Ezo berry (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido Honshu (northern area)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Europe
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Leaves 3 - 5 foliolate, leaflets each 4-7cm long. Flowers 5 white petals each 5mm, flowering in June to July. Fruits red 1-1.5cm. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Rubus sachalinensis H. Léveillé
Rubus sachalinensis H. Lév.
Compositon containing medicinal herbs and young antlers of cornu cervi (US Patent 6444236/2002)
A method for controlling coniferous plants (WIPO Patent WO/2006/005490)
Health food composition for protecting liver (Japanese Patent JP3502072/2003)
Note Photos below are those of plants which were cultivated by Hokkaido University Botanical Garden and displayed as Rubus idaeus var. aculeatissimus.
Japanses authoers have described that Backside of leaf of Rubus idaeus var. aculeatissimus is white.



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden