Rubus chrysocarpus × trichogynus

Beek, Abraham Van De, 2021, Rubi Capenses: a further contribution to the knowledge of the genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in South Africa, Phytotaxa 515 (1), pp. 1-71 : 64

37. Rubus chrysocarpus × trichogynus ?

A high scrambling plant was found in a hedge at the Hillcrest farm on the Helshoogte near Stellenbosch. It has large flowers and pinnate leaves. It might be a hybrid of R. chrysocarpus and R. trichogynus , which is bred on the field just near the hedge ( Fig. 29A–B ).

Specimens:— SOUTH AFRICA. Western Cape: Stellenbosch, Helshoogte, parking of Hillcrest , 24 February 2018, Beek 2018.17 ( L); Stellenbosch, Hillcrest, parking, 14 October 2018, Beek 2018.90 ( L) .

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FIGURE 29. Rubus chrysocarpus × trichogynus. A. Inflorescence. B. Primocane. Photographs: A. van de Beek.