Rosa chinensis
Bengal Rose, China Rose
Other regional names: Chinese Rose
- Chinese Rose
Also known as: Rosa bengalensis subsp. chinensis (Jacq.) Pers. +18 more
- Rosa bengalensis subsp. chinensis (Jacq.) Pers.
- Rosa bengalensis subsp. odorata Wallr.
- Rosa bengalensis subsp. odoratissima Wallr.
- Rosa bengalensis var. chinensis Pers.
- Rosa borbonica Hort.Monac.
- Rosa chinensis f. mutabilis Rehder
- Rosa chinensis f. spontanea Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Rosa chinensis f. viridiflora (Lavallée) C.K.Schneid.
- Rosa chinensis subsp. indica Koehne
- Rosa chinensis subsp. semperflorens K.Koch
- Rosa chinensis subsp. viridiflora Dippel
- Rosa chinensis var. chinensis
- Rosa chinensis var. devoniensis Rehder
- Rosa chinensis var. indica (Koehne) Rehder
- Rosa chinensis var. longifolia (Willd.) Rehder
- Rosa chinensis var. manettii Dippel
- Rosa chinensis var. minima (Sims) Voss
- Rosa chinensis var. semperflorens (W.M.Curtis) Koehne
- Rosa chinensis var. spontanea (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Rosa chinensis (commonly known as Bengal rose or China Rose) is a shrub within the Rosaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Assam, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cook Is., Greece, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Inner Mongolia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Queensland, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia