Study on resources of medicinal plants of Rubus in Tianmushan national nature reserve

To make clear the resources of the medicinal plants of Rubus L. in Tianmushan national nature reserve,Zhejiang Province,a study was made by the methods of field investigations,specimen collection,taxonomic study and literature retrieval. 16 species and 1 variety of the genus Rubus were found in the national nature reserve and all of them are medicinal plants of traditional Chinese materia medica. The results of this study are useful for the exploitation and utilization of the medicinal resources of Rubus L. in the national nature reserve.