Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Rosa | Species: Rosa multiflora Thunb. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Rosa quelpaertensis H.L‚v., Rosa polyantha Siebold & Zucc. |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Multiflora Rose, baby Rose, Japanese Rose | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Baby Rose, Japanese Rose | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Natonchabi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | The fleshy round fruits or hips are only 1/4 inch wide, bright red at maturity, leathery capsules by the following spring and each hip contains 6 to 12 straw-colored seeds |
| Habitat | It is a scrambling shrub climbing over other plants and cultivated of western ghat | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Japan, Korea, Eastern China U.S, California And Nevada. | Bark Details | The trunk bark is grayish-brown to brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Scrambling shrub climbing over other plants to a height of 3–5 m, with stout stems with recurved prickles (sometimes absent). The leaves are 5–10 cm long, compound, with 5-9 leaflets and feathered stipules. The flowers are produced in large corymbs, each flower small, 1.5–4 cm diameter, white or pink, borne in early summer. The hips are reddish to purple, 6–8 mm diameter | Leaf Details | The leaves are 5–10 cm long 5-9 leaflets and feathered stipules |
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