Synonym(s) : Rosa arborea Pers.; Rosa broteroi Tratt.; Rosa brownii Tratt.; Rosa glandulifera Roxb.; Rosa manuelii Losa; Rosa opsostemma Ehrh.; Rosa pissardii Carrière; Rosa ruscinonensis Gren. & Déségl. ex Déségl.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rosa moschata Herrm.
Common name : Musk Rose
Vernacular name : Ban gulab (Hindi); Shatapatri (Oriya); Kubjaka (Sanskrit)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : The flowers have a characteristic "musky" scent, emanating from the stamens, which is also found in some of its descendants.
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Iran
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Afghanistan, Algeria, Assam, Illinois, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New Zealand North, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia
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