Monday, July 1, 2013

Rose

Name of Flower : Rose


Botanical Name : Rosa Rubiginosa


The Name Rose come from French, itself from Latin Rosa, which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan, from Greek (Aeolic), itself borrowed from Old Persian, related to Avestan Sogdian Parthian.


A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae . There are over 100 species. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa

Species
Further information: List of Rosa species,

The genus Rosa is subdivided into four subgenera
Hulthemia
Hesperrhodos
Platyrhodon
Rosa
This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections.
*Banksianae- Yellow and white flowered from China.
* Bracteatae - three species- two from China and one from India.
* Caninae - white and pink flowered species from Asia,Europe and North Africa.
* Carolinae – Pink white, and bright pink flowered species all from North America.
*Chinensis - white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-color roses from China andBurma.
*Gallicanae - pink to crimson and striped flowered roses from western Asia and Europe.
*Gymnocarpae - one species in western North America Rosa Gymnocarpa others in east Asia.
*Laevigatae - a single white flowered species from China.
*Pimpinellifoliae - white, pink, bright yellow, mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe.
*Rosa (syn. sect. Cinnamomeae) - white, pink, lilac, mulberry and red roses from everywhere butNorth Africa.
*Synstylae - white, pink, and crimson flowered roses from all areas.

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