Rosa soulieana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Species:
R. soulieana
Binomial name
Rosa soulieana
Synonyms[1]

Rosa moschata var. yunnanensis Focke

Rosa soulieana, or Soulié's rose[2] (川滇蔷薇 chuan dian qiang wei), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China (southern Anhui, Chongqing, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan).[3][4]

Growing to 2.5–4 m (8–13 ft) tall by 4–8 m (13–26 ft) broad, it is an extremely vigorous, deciduous shrub with very long, spiny branches, covered in masses of small, grey-green leaflets.[5] In summer it bears many small single white roses, each with a lax central boss of pale yellow. The flowers have a light clove scent, and are followed in autumn by orange-red hips.

In cultivation it can be trained as a rambler. It is hardy, but prefers a position in full sun.[2]

The plant was collected in China by the French missionary and botanist Jean-André Soulié. who sent samples back to the Vilmorin Collection in France around 1895. A plant was then sent to Kew Gardens in England in 1895.[5]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Rosa soulieana var. microphylla T.T.Yu & T.C.Ku – Tibet, Yunnan
  • Rosa soulieana var. soulieana – entire range
  • Rosa soulieana var. sungpanensis Rehder – northern Sichuan
  • Rosa soulieana var. yunnanensis C.K.Schneid. – Chongqing, central Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan

References

  1. 1 2 "Rosa soulieana Crép". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Rosa soulieana". RHS. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rosa soulieana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. ↑ "Rosa soulieana". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. 1 2 "Rosa soulieana". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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