Taxon:  Rubus sumatranus Miq.



Summary
Genus:
Rubus
Subgenus:
Idaeobatus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Rubeae
Nomen number:
105567
Place of publication:
Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste bijv. 307.  1861
Verified:
01/08/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (7  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Finn, C. et al. 2002. Use of 58 Rubus species in five North American breeding programmes - Breeders news. Acta Hort. 585:113-119.
  4. Finn, C. F. & J. F. Hancock. 2008. Chapter 12. Raspberries. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 364.
  5. Hall, H. K. et al. 2009. Chapter 2. Raspberry breeding and genetics. Pl. Breed. Rev. 32:39-353.
  6. Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
  7. Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica. 1983. Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum suppl.2:92. Note: 1972-1976; suppl. 1982-1983
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  9. Zandee, M. & C. Kalkman. 1981. The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Malesia. 1. Subgenera Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus. Blumea 27:85. Note: lists Rubus sorbifolius Maxim. as synonym
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.e.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Zandee, M. & C. Kalkman. 1981. The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Malesia. 1. Subgenera Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus. Blumea 27:85. Note: lists Rubus sorbifolius Maxim. as synonym
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Zandee, M. & C. Kalkman. 1981. The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Malesia. 1. Subgenera Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus. Blumea 27:85. Note: lists Rubus sorbifolius Maxim. as synonym
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia MalayaHuang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng (s.), Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.e.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Sumatera], Malaysia (Malaya)

Reference(s)
  1. Huang, J.-H. & J.-M. Hu. 2009. Revision of Rubus (Rosaceae) in Taiwan. Taiwania 54:291, 304-305. Note: some samples attributed to Rubus sumatranus or R. pungens var. pungens cited for Taiwan's previous floristic studies correspond to R. croceacanthus
  2. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  3. Zandee, M. & C. Kalkman. 1981. The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Malesia. 1. Subgenera Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus. Blumea 27:85. Note: lists Rubus sorbifolius Maxim. as synonym
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105567. Accessed 15 April 2026.