Rosa indica L.

Cyme rose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rosa

Characteristics

A creeper or climber.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.75
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Hilly slopes, roadsides and thickets. Warm, humid areas in hedges and river gorges at altitudes up to 1,300 metres.
More
A tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

The young shoots and leaves are eaten after removing the spiny parts.
Uses drug food medicinal ornamental
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Syphilis (flower), Fungicide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rosa indica world distribution map, present in China, Guam, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:732892-1
WFO ID wfo-0001014404
COL ID 798DM
BDTFX ID 81789
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rosa amoyensis Rosa sorbiflora Rosa patrum Rosa bodinieri Rosa cavaleriei Rosa chaffonjoni Rosa esquirolii Rosa indica Rosa microcarpa Rosa cymosa var. puberula