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PIER Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation Associates · map Family Scientific name @ source (records) Meliolaceae   Meliola rubi @ BPI (2) Phragmidiaceae   Hamaspora acutissima @ BPI (9) Hamaspora longissima @ BPI (1) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from PIER    Top | See original Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)   [   PIER species lists  ]   [   PIER home  ] Rubus moluccanus L., Rosaceae Click on an image for links to BIGGER PICTURES Present on Pacific Islands?   yes Primarily a threat at high elevations?   no Common name(s): [ more details ] English : Molucca bramble, Molucca raspberry, eelkek, wild bramble, wild raspberry Fijian : soni, wa ngandrongandro, wa sori, wa votovotoa, wa vuka, wagadogadro, wavotovotoa, wavuka French : piquant lou-lou Kosraean : kohkihl, kokol, kokul Kwara‘ae : kwalo faraka‘u Solomon Pijin : caru caru Habit:   shrub Description:   " Rubus moluccanus has a simple leaf and is a scrambling shrub reaching 2 to 3 m high. The stems and leaves are armed with medium sized spines . The leaves are large and lobed and the upper surface hairy. The leaf has a crinkled surface and the underside is white. The flowers are white and borne in clusters. The berries are about 1 cm across. They are red and with little flavor." (Ecoport). "Tall scrambling shrub or climber ; stems clothed with short rusty or white woolly hairs, armed with numerous prickles.  Leaf blades simple, broadly cordate-ovate, usually 3- or 5-lobed, 3-20 cm x 2.5-18 cm, glabrous or sparsely hairy above, densely white or rusty hairy below.  Flowers pinkish-red in irregular panicles in upper axils.  Aggregate fruits red, ca 1.2 cm diameter" (Stanley and Ross, 1983; vol. 1, p. 233). Habitat/ecology:   A spiny, high-climbing brier.  Favors wet lowland areas.  In Fiji, "sometimes locally abundant from near sea level to an elevation of 1,100 m, on forest edges or in secondary forest or thickets"  (Smith, 1985; pp. 39-40). Propagation:   Bird-dispersed fruits. Native range:   Himalayas through Malaysia to Australia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji. Smith (1985; pp. 39-40) says that var. austropacificus van Royen is indigenous to the Caroline Islands, New Britain [Vanuatu], the Solomon Islands, northern Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji.  Fosberg, Sachet & Oliver (1979; p. 89) list it as a native on Kosrae. Presence: Pacific Country/Terr./St.  & Island group Location Cited status  & Cited as invasive  & Cited as cultivated  & Cited as aboriginal introduction? Reference  & Comments Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island native Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 89) Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island invasive Meyer, Jean-Yves (2000) (p. 90) Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island probably native Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara/Denslow, Julie S./Nelson, Duane/Waguk, Erick E. (2000) (p. 7) Voucher: BMW 5754 (BISH) Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island introduced invasive Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy (2010) (p. 23) Invasive Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island uncertain if native invasive Josekutty, P. C./Wakuk, E. E./Joseph, M. J. (2002) (p. 63) Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island native Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy (2005) (p. 19) Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1946) (voucher ID: BISH 38950) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1946) (voucher ID: BISH 38981) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1936) (voucher ID: BISH 173181) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1936) (voucher ID: BISH 173182) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1945) (voucher ID: BISH 173183) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1933) (voucher ID: BISH 173189) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1977) (voucher ID: BISH 429563) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1992) (voucher ID: BISH 627028) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1992) (voucher ID: BISH 627029) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1992) (voucher ID: BISH 627030) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1993) (voucher ID: BISH 659846) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (2000) (voucher ID: BISH 687663) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Federated States of Micronesia Kosrae Island Kosrae Island probably introduced Sanney, Jacob A. (2013) (p. 19) KCSO target species 2013 Fiji Fiji Islands Kandavu Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Voucher cited: Smith 113 Fiji Fiji Islands Kandavu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1933) (voucher ID: BISH 173163) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus var. austropacifica P.Royen Fiji Fiji Islands Moala Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Voucher cited: Bryan 330 Fiji Fiji Islands Moala Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (year unknown) (voucher ID: BISH 173159) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Moala Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1924) (voucher ID: BISH 173160) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Ngau Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Voucher cited: Milne 166 Fiji Fiji Islands Ovalau Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Voucher cited: Milne 262 Fiji Fiji Islands Vanua Levu Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Vouchers cited: Smith 1746, DA 12919,  Greenwood 621, Smith 554, Bierhorst F59 Fiji Fiji Islands Vanua Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1933) (voucher ID: BISH 173161) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus var. austropacifica P.Royen Fiji Fiji Islands Vanua Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1934) (voucher ID: BISH 173162) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus var. austropacifica P.Royen Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Vouchers cited: Degener & Ordonez 13519, Smith 4835, Tabualewa 15631, DA 9198 (McKee 2761), Smith 8760, Gillespie 2483, St. John 18197, DA 9910, DA 7514, Parks 20286A, DA 9938, DA 7514, Parks 20286A, DA 9938, DA 5941, Seemann 147 Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1938) (voucher ID: BISH 6950) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1968) (voucher ID: BISH 34311) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1932) (voucher ID: BISH 173154) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1927) (voucher ID: BISH 173155) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1937) (voucher ID: BISH 173156) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1927) (voucher ID: BISH 173157) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 173158) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1941) (voucher ID: BISH 173164) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus var. austropacifica P.Royen Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1947) (voucher ID: BISH 173165) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus var. austropacifica P.Royen Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1927) (voucher ID: BISH 173166) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1941) (voucher ID: BISH 173167) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1927) (voucher ID: BISH 173168) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Viti Levu Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1940) (voucher ID: BISH 173169) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Fiji Fiji Islands Wakaya Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Voucher cited: Milne 386 New Caledonia New Caledonia New Caledonia Islands native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago Île Grande Terre   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1923) (voucher ID: BISH 6488) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Papua New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago Bismarck Archipelago   Peekel, P. G. [translated by E. E. Henty] (1984) (p. 202) Papua New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago New Britain Island native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Papua New Guinea Bougainville Islands Bougainville Island   Foreman, D. B. (1971) (p. 55) Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Philippines Philippine Islands Philippine Islands native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Philippines Philippine Islands Philippine Islands native Merrill, Elmer D. (1923) (pp. 228-229) Common in forests at medium and higher altitudes, to very wet reegions also at low altitudes. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1931) (voucher ID: BISH 173187) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Mikira (San Cristobal) Island   Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1932) (voucher ID: BISH 173184) Taxon name on voucher: Rubus moluccanus L. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Voucher cited: van Royen 16444 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands native Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 106) Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands Vanuatu (Republic of) native Smith, Albert C. (1985) (pp. 39-41) Pacific Rim Country/Terr./St.  & Island group Location Cited status  & Cited as invasive  & Cited as cultivated  & Cited as aboriginal introduction? Reference  & Comments Australia Australia (continental) Australia (continental) native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia (Republic of) native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia (country of) native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Singapore Singapore Singapore (Republic of) native Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 76) Vulnerable Thailand Thailand Thailand (Kingdom of) native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam (Socialist Republic of) native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Indian Ocean Country/Terr./St.  & Island group Location Cited status  & Cited as invasive  & Cited as cultivated  & Cited as aboriginal introduction? Reference  & Comments La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island La Réunion Island introduced invasive Cronk, Q. C. B./Fuller, J. L. (2001) (p. 193) India (Indian Ocean offshore islands) Andaman Islands Andaman Islands native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) India (Indian Ocean offshore islands) Nicobar Islands Nicobar Islands native U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues) Mauritius Island introduced invasive Lorence, D./Sussman, R. W. (1988) (pp. 187-204) Comments:   A serious pest on the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. On U.S. Federal noxious weed list. Control:   See other Rubus species for control suggestions. Need more info? Have questions? Comments? Information to contribute? Contact PIER! (pier@hear.org)   [   PIER species lists  ]   [   PIER home  ] This page was created on 1 JAN 1999 and was last updated on 12 MAR 2012. Updated: 2024-04-25 18:56:45 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation