,
Vanuatu Rubus rosifolius is native to India,
Southeast Asia, and some islands of the western Pacific. It is also widely introduced to areas of Australia, Africa, South America, Central America, and to other Pacific islands. Its native range extends as far west as Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India where it is found mainly in the northeast in the states of
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
Tripura, and
West Bengal, but also is native to
Himachal Pradesh and
Uttarakhand in the northwest and
Tamil Nadu in the south. To the east it is native to all the states of
Mainland Southeast Asia except for
Singapore. In China it is mainly found in the southeast being native to
Anhui,
Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangxi, and
Zhejiang, but in the south it is found as far west as
Guizhou,
Sichuan, and
Yunnan and as far north as
Shaanxi. It is also native to the island of
Taiwan. It is native to many of the Islands of Indonesia including
Borneo, and
Sulawesi as well as both halves of
New Guinea Rubus rosifolius has become
naturalized in eastern Australia and in New Zealand. It has escaped from cultivation or been introduced to many islands including
Vanuatu,
New Caledonia,
Hiva Oa in the
Marquesas Islands, the
Hawaiian Islands,
Tahiti,
Moʻorea,
Raʻiātea,
Rapa Iti,
Ascension Island, and
St. Helena. == Weed risk ==