Pan India Bouquets

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 : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China and Myanmar
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
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 sericea. Downloaded on 29 June 2022.

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