Rubus evadens Focke, Biblioth. Bot. 17 (Heft 72 part I): 117 (75-76; fig. 27). 1910).

Huang, Tiran, Yu, Liping, Li, Juntao, Wang, Wenhe, Yang, Aizhen, Wang, Wenping, Wang, Cong, Yang, Mingfeng, Wang, Hong & Ma, Lanqing, 2022, Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Rubus davidianus Kuntze and R. viburnifolius Franch, PhytoKeys 211, pp. 13-32 : 13

4. Rubus evadens Focke, Biblioth. Bot. 17 (Heft 72 part I): 117 (75-76; fig. 27). 1910).

R. nanopetalus Cardot, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 300. 1917. Type: China, Lao-tsou-te-outze, Yunnan, Bons d’Anty, s. n. (holotype: P [P00746126]!).

R. viburnifolius Focke var. apetalus Y. Gu & W.L. Li, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 20(2): 122. 2000. Type: China, Yuanyang County, Yunnan, 1996, Yin Gu et al., no. 018 (holotype: NAS (JSBI); Jing dong, 1996, Yin Gu et al., no. 240, 241 (paratypes: NAS (JSBI)); Yuanyang-Lǜchun divide (元阳绿春分水岭), 1996, Yin Gu et al., no. 030, 033 (paratypes: NAS (JSBI)).

Replaced synonym.

R. viburnifolius Focke (1910: 75), non Franchet (1895: 63) nec Rydberg (1913: 446). - Rubus neoviburnifolius Lu & Boufford (2003: 252).

Type.

China, Szemao, Yunnan, A. Henry, no. 11714, 11714A & B and 11714C (holotype: B [B101154586]!; isotypes: A [A00040762, A00132848, A00132850, A00132854]!, E [E00010593, E00317755, E00317756]!, IBSC [IBSC0004402]!, K [K000737732, K000737733, K000737734]!, MO [MO-255250]!, NY [NY00429679]!, PE [PE00020807]!, SYS [SYS00076267]!, US [ US 00996968, US 00095499]!) .

Distribution and habitat.

Rubus evadens grows in dry slopes and mixed forests. Its elevation ranges from 1200 to 3000 m. It is endemic to southern Yunnan.

Phenology.

Flowering from June to July and fruiting from August to October.

Taxonomic notes.

Rubus evadens is similar to R. paniculatus Smith, the differences being: the latter has leaves ovate to narrowly ovate, apically acuminate; petioles 2-4 cm long; flowers to 18 mm in diam.; terminal cymose panicles broad, lax.