Rosa indica L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science (2024)

Rosaceae

Rosa

First published in Sp. Pl.: 492 (1753)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is S. China to N. Indo-China, Taiwan. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

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Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Taiwan, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, India, Marianas, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Rosa amoyensis Hance in J. Bot. 6: 297 (1868)
  • Rosa banksiae var. microcarpa Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 376 (1878)
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 56 (1908)
  • Rosa borbonica Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 563 (1893), not validly publ.
  • Rosa cavaleriei H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 61 (1910)
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 56 (1908)
  • Rosa cymosa Tratt. in Rosac. Monogr.: 87 (1823)
  • Rosa cymosa var. dapanshanensis F.G.Zhang in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 28: 606 (2006)
  • in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 11(1): 53 (1991)
  • in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 1(4): 17 (1981)
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 56 (1908)
  • Rosa fragariiflora Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 601 (1825)
  • Rosa fragariifolia Ser. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 468 (1841)
  • Rosa f*ckienensis F.P.Metcalf in J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 274 (1940)
  • Rosa indica var. acuminata Thory in P.J.Redouté & C.A.Thory, Roses 1: 53 (1817)
  • Rosa indica alba Andrews in Roses 2: t. 85 (1826)
  • Rosa indica caryophyllea Thory in P.J.Redouté & C.A.Thory, Roses 3: 69 (1823)
  • Rosa indica creunta Thory in P.J.Redouté & C.A.Thory, Roses 1: 128 (1818)
  • Rosa indica var. formosana Hayata in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 127 (1906)
  • Rosa indica incurva Andrews in Roses 2: t. 70 (1817)
  • Rosa indica lawrenciana Thory in P.J.Redouté & C.A.Thory, Roses 2: 38 (1819)
  • Rosa indica longifolia Thory in P.J.Redouté & C.A.Thory, Roses 2: 38 (1819)
  • Rosa indica var. lutea Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 359 (1878)
  • Rosa indica minor Andrews in Roses 2: t. 68 (1805)
  • Rosa indica var. odoratissima Lindl. in Ros. Monogr.: 106 (1820)
  • Rosa indica pannosa Thory in P.J.Redouté & C.A.Thory, Roses 2: 37 (1819)
  • Rosa indica purpurea Andrews in Roses 2: t. 80 (1812)
  • Rosa indica rubra Andrews in Roses 2: t. 67 (1805-1828)
  • Rosa indica salicifolia Andrews in Roses 2: t. 81 (1815)
  • Rosa indica simplex Andrews in Roses 2: t. 69 (1816)
  • Rosa indica sulphurea Andrews in Roses 2: t. 86 (1826)
  • Rosa indica var. ternauxiana Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 600 (1825)
  • Rosa indica variegata Andrews in Roses 2: t. 79 (1812)
  • in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 413 (1922)
  • in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 413 (1922)
  • Rosa microcarpa Lindl. in Ros. Monogr.: 130 (1820), nom. illeg.
  • Rosa pannosa Link in Handbuch 2: 83 (1831)
  • Rosa patrum H.Lév. ex Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 17: 339 (1936)
  • Rosa persicifolia Hoffmanns. in Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 1: 108 (1824)
  • Rosa sorbiflora Focke in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 37: 227 (1905)
  • Rosa subumbellata Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 203 (1866)

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Vidal, J.E. (1968). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 6: 1-210. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 9: 1-494. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 685] K001111596 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 685] Nepal K001111595 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 685] K001111597 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 685] K001111600 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 685] India K001111599 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 685] K001111598 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Rosa cymosa K000730868 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Rosa cymosa K000730870 Type Yes
s.coll. [11711] Rosa cymosa K000730867 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grijs, de. [5690] Rosa cymosa K000730872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sampson, G. [5690] Rosa cymosa K000730871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E., H. [828] China Rosa cymosa K000730874 Type Yes
Bodinier, E. [1604] China Rosa cymosa K000730873 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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