Genus Rubus L.


Summary
Genus number:
10574
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Rubeae
Common name(s):

blackberry, bramble, raspberry
Accession count:

2371 (2035  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Possible synonym(s)


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References:
  1. Alice, L. A. & C. S. Campbell. 1999. Phylogeny of Rubus (Rosaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 86:81-97. Note: subgenera are not monophyletic
  2. Barrie, F. R. 2006. Report of the General Committee: 9. Taxon 55:796.
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1995. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 43. Taxon 44:611-612. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  4. Carter, K. A. et al. 2019. Target capture sequencing unravels Rubus evolution. Front. Plant Sci. 10:1615. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01615. Note: identified eight main groups
  5. Huang, T.‐R. et al. 2023. Phylogeny of Rubus (Rosaceae): Integrating molecular and morphological evidence into an infrageneric revision. Taxon 72:278-306. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12885. Note: proposes new classification system of Rubus with 10 subgenera
  6. Jarvis, C. E. 1991. Seventy-two proposals for the conservation of types of selected Linnaean generic names, the report of Subcommittee 3C on the lectotypification of Linnaean generic names. Taxon 41:552-583. Note: subcommittee on Linnaean generic names proposal for conservation
  7. Lu, Q. et al. . 2024. Comparative genomics on chloroplasts of Rubus (Rosaceae) . Genomics 116:110845. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2024.110845. Note: plastome size of 155,530–156,700 bp
  8. Nicolson, D. H. 1999. Report of the General Committee: 8. Taxon 48:373-374. Note: action on Linnaean generic names deferred
  9. Wang, Y. et al. 2016. Phylogenetic insights into Chinese Rubus (Rosaceae) from multiple chloroplast and nuclear DNAs. Front. Plant Sci. 7:1-13. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00968.
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/taxonomygenus?id=10574. Accessed 17 April 2026.