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Rosa laevigata Michx.

Mardan rose (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rosa

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. It is climbing and has thorny stems. It grows 9 m high and spreads 6 m wide. The leaves are leathery and glossy green. They have 3-5 leaflets. There are teeth along the leaflets. The flowers are large and occur singly. They are 6-8 cm across. They are nearly flat when open. They are white or cream. They have 5 petals. They have a scent. The fruit are bristly hips that are orange-red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 7.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in warm temperate and subtropical SE Asia. It suits hardiness zones 7-10. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Rocky places at low altitudes. In thickets, scrub, open montane areas, open fields, farmland; at elevations from 200-1,600 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The fruit are eaten. They are used in drinks and soups. The root is sliced and used for tea.
Uses brewing food medicinal ornamental tea
Edible fruits roots seeds
Therapeutic use Common cold (fruit), Constipation (fruit), Cough (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Disorder of ejaculation (fruit), Enuresis (fruit), Leukorrhea (fruit), Sweating (fruit), Astringent (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Ejaculation (unspecified), Enuresis (unspecified), Hair-Dye (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Polyuria (unspecified), Prolapse (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Wet-Dream (unspecified), Antidiarrheic (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Hypermicturition (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified), Spermatorrhea (unspecified), Trauma (unspecified), Uterus (unspecified), Metroxenia (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°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Rosa laevigata world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, China, Cuba, India, Jamaica, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:733047-1
WFO ID wfo-0001014407
COL ID 4TDH7
BDTFX ID 57047
INPN ID 118246
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Synonyms

Rosa argyi Rosa amygdalifolia Rosa x argyi Rosa cucumerina Rosa nivea Rosa ternata Rosa camellia Rosa camelliifolia Rosa sinica Rosa camellia Rosa trifoliata Rosa triphylla Rosa laevigata Rosa laevigata f. laevigata Rosa hystrix Rosa triphylla Rosa laevigata var. leiocarpa Rosa laevigata var. kaiscianensis Rosa sinica var. typica Rosa laevigata f. semiplena
WorldFloraDB 2024