Raspberry

 The species is native to Burma and India, particularly the lower Himalayas, from Punjab to Assam, the Deccan peninsula, and the Western Ghats and is common in the evergreen forests of Mahabaleshwar. The plants are large scrambling shrub with cylindrical, flexible stems downy when young, later purple, coated with a white bloom. It is thoroughly set with sharp, hooked thorns. The fruits are round, conical, flat at the base, made up of individual drupelets, red when unripe, purple black when ripe, with a very fine bloom. Fruits are juicy and sweet with rich flavour.