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Rosa luciae

Botanic Family

Rosaceae

Author

Franchet, Rochebrune & Crepin

Common Names

• Guang ye qiang wei (Pinyin)
• Memorial Rose
• Ō-fuji-ibara (Japan)
• Teri-ha-no-ibara (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Shandong
• Taiwan
• Zhejiang - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Is.
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea
• Philippines

Natural Habitats

• Jungle thickets
• coastal
• montane thickets

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jul Mid to late Summer Sep
• Nov (Philippines)
• May-Jun (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Nov Sep
• Nov (Philippines) Oct (Korea)

Prickly semi-evergreen shrub, climbing sprawling or prostrate with glabrous twigs, imparipinnate coriaceous leaves to 120mm long with 7-9 leaflets to 40mm x 20mm each leaflet with 2 prickles to 4mm beneath. Terminal raceme or thyrse with bracts, very fragrant 30mm wide white flowers aging pinkish in terminal clusters, sepals to 11mm x 4mm, petals to 18mm x 11mm, fruit a purple to black hip to 18mm dia. Not climbing in China

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• FOC
• Bodkin
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• Flora Malesiana
• FOJ