Rosa clinophylla

Rosa clinophylla is a member of the genus Rosa native to the Himalayas, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.[1]

Rosa clinophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. clinophylla
Binomial name
Rosa clinophylla
Thory
Synonyms[1]
  • Rosa involucrata Roxb. ex Lindl.
  • R. involucrata Roxb. nom. nud.
  • R. lyellii Lindl.
  • R. palustris Buch.-Ham. ex Lindl.

It is a large shrub growing to 6 metres (20 ft) tall[1] and it can grow in swampy areas such as the haors (or beels, jheels) of Bangladesh.[2][3]

References
  1. Hideaki Ohba and Colin A. Pendry, "Rosa clinophylla Thory, Roses 1: 43 (1817)", Flora of Nepal
  2. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1879), "Rosa involucrata Roxb.", The flora of British India, 2, pp. 365–365
  3. Mokaram Hossain (19 February 2016), "In quest of the Jewels of Haors", The Daily Star
  • Les Roses, 3 (third ed.), Paris: P. Dufart, 1835 plate 153 Rosa clinophylla: Rosier à feuilles penchées


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