Rubus liebmannii Focke

Rubus liebmannii Focke, Abh. Nat. Ver
Bremen 4: 158. 1874.
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Stems perennial, 2-3 m. high; shoots erect, at last arcuate-drooping, obtusely angled, sparingly pilose and armed with somewhat compressed curved spines; leaves ternate, deciduous; petioles pilose, prickly, 4-6 cm. long; stipules minute, setaceous, 8-10 mm. long; leaflets irregularly, finely, and sharply serrate, green and pubescent on both sides, the terminal one ovate or elliptic, acuminate, with 8-10 veins on each side, 7-10 cm. long, its petiolule 2-3 cm. long; lateral leaflets 4-5.5 cm. long, with petiolules about 2 mm. long; floral branches densely pilose and prickly, the prickles small and recurved; panicles terminal and axillary, short, nodding; branches and pedicels tomentose and with short glands; calyx cinereoustomentose, glanduliferous; sepals spreading or reflexed; petals oval, rose-colored; fruit 1 cm. long, black; drupelets numerous, tomentulose.
Type locality: Described from cultivated specimens raised from seeds collected on the peak of Zempoaltepec, Oaxaca.
Distribution: Southern Mexico.

Rubus liebmannii is a Mesoamerican species of brambles in the rose family. It grows in southern Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas) and Central America (Guatemala, Nicaragua).

The species is named for Danish botanist Frederik Michael Liebmann, 1813–1856.

Rubus liebmannii is a perennial to 3 meters tall, with scattered hairs and curved prickles. Leaves are compound with 3 leaflets. Flowers are rose-colored. Fruits are black.