Rosa damascena Mill.

Damask rose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rosa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 3.5-4.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses commercial drug environmental use essential oil food food additive leaf vegetable medicinal perfumery social use
Edible fruits leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (flower), Analgesics (flower), Angina pectoris, variant (flower), Anti-infective agents, local (flower), Anti-inflammatory agents (flower), Astringents (flower), Cardiovascular diseases (flower), Cathartics (flower), Constipation (flower), Demulcents (flower), Ear diseases (flower), Earache (flower), Expectorants (flower), Eye diseases (flower), Fatigue (flower), Heart diseases (flower), Hemoptysis (flower), Hepatitis (flower), Inflammation (flower), Laxatives (flower), Muscle weakness (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Stomatitis (flower), Tonsillitis (flower), Uterine diseases (flower), Astringents (fruit), Anti-infective agents, local (fruit), Sprains and strains (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Astringents (stem), Cardiotonic agents (stem), Common cold (stem), Expectorants (stem), Headache (stem), Laxatives (stem), Anodyne (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Polyuria (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Sprain (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Perfume (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antioxidants (unspecified), Cardiovascular diseases (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), HIV infections (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Respiratory tract diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 8
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Rosa damascena unspecified picture

Distribution

Rosa damascena world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:732237-1
WFO ID wfo-0001014673
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rosa damascena Rosa multiflora Rosa x bifera Rosa gallica var. damascena Rosa centifolia var. bifera