Rosa sericea Lindl.

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Rosa sericea subsp. morrisonensis (Hayata) S.G.Haw; Rosa sericea f. taronensis (T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku) S.G.Haw
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rosa sericea Lindl.
  • Common name : Silky Rose
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jangali-gulab, Dhurkunja, Shedham, Teshu, Ban gulab (Hindi)
    • Bhote gulaf, Daarimapaate, Kharaute, Rhyuli (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : On open dry hill slopes, open woods, forest margins, scrub, dry sunny places, sometimes gregarious; 1220 - 4600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Flowers used medicinally; fruit edible.
  • Key identification features : A distinctive 4-petalled rose, fruiting pedicels thickened and fleshy, reddish.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Rudraprayag district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 123
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 586
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 113
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rosa sericea. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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