Rubus irasuensis

 ( Irasuensis ) 

Rubus irasuensis is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the Rosaceae. It grows in southern Mexico (Chiapas) and in Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica). Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 456 Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946. Rosaceae. En: Standley, P.C. & J.A. Steyermark (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part IV. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(4): 479

Rubus irasuensis is a perennial with stems up to 150 cm tall, with bristles and curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 or 5 leaflets. Flowers are pink. Fruits are cylindrical. Liebmann, Frederik Michael 1853. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1852(8–10): 160–161 description in Latin, commentary in Danish