Taxon:  Rubus ellipticus Sm.



Summary
Genus:
Rubus
Subgenus:
Idaeobatus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Rubeae
Nomen number:
32308
Place of publication:
A. Rees, Cycl. 30: Rubus no. 16.  1815
Verified:
06/11/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rubus ellipticus Sm. var. ellipticus (0 active accession[s])
Rubus ellipticus Sm. var. obcordatus (Franch.) Focke (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Rubus ellipticus Sm. f. ellipticus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rubus flavus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Rubus gowreephul Roxb.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: naturalized
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  5. Bean, A. R. 1997. A revision of Rubus sect. Idaeobatus (Focke) Focke (Rosaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 4:685.
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  7. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  8. Evans, K. J. et al. 2007. Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:244-245.
  9. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: naturalized
  10. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  11. Hall, H. K. et al. 2009. Chapter 2. Raspberry breeding and genetics. Pl. Breed. Rev. 32:39-353.
  12. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  13. Hummer, K. E. et al. 2013. Asian germplasm influences on American berry crops. HortScience 48:1090-1094.
  14. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  15. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  16. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  17. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Pullaiah, T. et al. 1997-1998. Flora of Andhra Pradesh (India).
  20. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  21. Romoleroux, K. 1996. Rosaceae. In: Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds., Flora of Ecuador. 56:26.
  22. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  23. Saldanha, C. J. 1985-. Flora of Karnataka.
  24. Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
  25. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  26. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
  27. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  28. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  29. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
  30. Zandee, M. & C. Kalkman. 1981. The genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in Malesia. 1. Subgenera Chamaebatus and Idaeobatus. Blumea 27:109.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcheeseberry  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishyellow Himalayan raspberry  1Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Englishyellow raspberry  1Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Transcribed Chinesetuo yuan xuan gou zi  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand n.Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippinesLuzon Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
2Cultivated    also cult.Romoleroux, K. 1996. Rosaceae. In: Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds., Flora of Ecuador. 56:26.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Evans, K. J. et al. 2007. Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:244-245.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: naturalized
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Romoleroux, K. 1996. Rosaceae. In: Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds., Flora of Ecuador. 56:26.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (s.), Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand (n.), Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Philippines [Luzon]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies, Jamaica
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: naturalized
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Evans, K. J. et al. 2007. Systematics of the Rubus fruticosus aggregate (Rosaceae) and other exotic Rubus taxa in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 20:244-245.
  5. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: naturalized
  6. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  7. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  8. Romoleroux, K. 1996. Rosaceae. In: Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds., Flora of Ecuador. 56:26.
  9. Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district.
  10. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: naturalized
  12. Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: recognizes two varieties: Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus and ellipticus
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmentalornamental Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Weedseed contaminantpotentialWeber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weedseed contaminantpotentialLazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
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=32308. Accessed 15 April 2026.