Pan India Bouquets

Rosa roxburghii Tratt.

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Synonym(s) : Juzepczukia roxburghii (Tratt.) Chrshan.; Platyrhodon microphyllum Hurst; Rosa roxburghii f. esetosa T.C.Ku; Saintpierrea microphylla Germ.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rosa roxburghii Tratt.
Common name : Double Chestnut Rose, Sweet Chestnut Rose
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : The edible fruit are very rich in vitamins and have a sweet, sour taste; they are used medicinally and to ferment wine. The roots are also used medicinally. The species is also cultivated for ornament, for its showy flowers, or as a hedge because of its abundant prickles.
Flower, Fruit : March-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : China, East Himalaya, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : East Himalaya to Central and South China
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: 587
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rosa roxburghii. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.