Rosa kwangtungensis var. mollis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Roseae
Genus: Rosa
Subgenus: R. subg. Rosa
Sectio: R. sect. Synstylae
Series: R. ser. Multiflorae
Species: Rosa kwangtungensis
Varietate: Rosa kwangtungensis var. mollis

Name

Rosa kwangtungensis var. mollis F.P.Metcalf, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 111. (1940)
Note: Possibly an escape from cultivation and now successfully naturalised

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast (S. Fujian, Guangdong) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Metcalf, F.P. 1940. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21: 111.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rosa kwangtungensis var. mollis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Rosa kwangtungensis var. mollis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 11 2024.