Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Rosales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Rubus schmidelioides var. subpauperatus (Cockayne) Allan, Fl. New Zealand 1, 353 (1961)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Rubus subpauperatus Cockayne, Rep. Bot. Surv. Stewart Island 42 (1909)
  • ≡ Rubus cissoides var. subpauperatus (Cockayne) Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl., ed. 2, 500 (1925)
Vernacular Name(s):
Bush lawyer; Tātarāmoa
 Description

Differs from the type in the narrow linear-lanceolate lflts, greater armature of prickles, and us. more compact panicles. It is more frequently seen in the bushy habit, and as a liane is of lower stature.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
Cheeseman, T.F. 1925: Manual of the New Zealand Flora. Edition 2. Government Printer, Wellington.
Cockayne, L. 1909: Report on a Botanical Survey of Stewart Island. Government Printer, Wellington, N.Z.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]