Rubus glabratus is a Latin American species of bramble in the rose family. It forms a perennial subshrub. The stems are up to long and have curved prickles. The flowers are rose-colored and the fruit is red.Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1824. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: 221 description and figure captions in LatinKunth, Karl Sigismund 1824. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 6: 221 full-page line drawing of Rubus glabratus
The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, making it difficult to decide which groups should be recognized as species. As there are many rare species with limited ranges such as this, further study is needed to clarify the taxonomy.Flora of North America, Rubus Linnaeus, 1754. Bramble
The plant is native to Central America (Panama, Costa Rica) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia).Rydberg, Per Axel. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 440Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
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