Rubi Capenses: a further contribution to the knowledge of the genus Rubus (Rosaceae) in South Africa Author Beek, Abraham Van De text Phytotaxa 2021 2021-08-19 515 1 1 71 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.515.1.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.515.1.1 1179-3163 8061143 16. Rubus ludwigii Ecklon & Zeyher (1836: 263) . Lectotype (designated by Stirton 1984 ):— SOUTH AFRICA . Eastern Cape : Sturmberge near Witte- and Zwartkeyrivier , Tambukiland , Ecklon & Zeyher 1710 ( lectotype PRE ; isolectotypes P02579508, L.1909830) Extensive descriptions are given by Stirton (1984) and by Sochor (2019) . Ecology: —Mountain grasslands on high levels. Distribution: —In the mountains around Beaufort-West ( Western Cape ) and Graaff Reinet ( Eastern Cape ); the wider Drakensberg area, north to southern Mpumalanga , South Africa . Note: — Rubus ludwigii was distributed by Drège under the name R. rhodacantha E.Mey. ex Drège (1843: 47) ; this name is later than R. ludwigii and moreover a nomen nudum . Specimens:— SOUTH AFRICA . Eastern Cape : Windvogelberg in Zwartkei , 3500–4000 ft , 18 November 1832 , Drège 3565 ( P02579516 ) ; Gaatje , 3500–4000 ft , Drège s.n. ( P02579517 ) ; Drège s.n. ( P02579509 , P02579512 ) .