Rosa chinensis

Jacq. (1768)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Rosa

lokelani rose

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Synonyms (48)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Observ. Bot. 3: 7 (1768)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rosa chinensis Honolulu, campus of Bishop Museum. Growing beside iron gates into Hawaiian Hall courtyard Cultivated flowering rose, grown against foundation of Hawaiian Hall. Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 10 ft tall and equally broad, with loose, open branching. Woody stems with few, scattered prickles; young stems unarmed. Flowers faintly fragrant, 2-2.5 diam., opening deep red, fading to pink with age. Fruits rarely formed. Staples, G.W. Oahu BISH 2005-01-01
2 Rosa chinensis Bishop Museum, Honolulu full sun Preserved_Specimen spreading shrub sparingly-branched, 1 m tall. Leaflike petals medium green with some crimson coloration particularly proximally Lau, J. 1885 Oahu BISH 1986-01-16
3 Rosa chinensis Koloa, Kaleho School Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 4.5'; stems glaucous pale green, thorns reddish, petiole reddish with pale green wings; leaves dark glossy green above, dull grey-green below with raised white midvein; flower parts green with reddish margins Flynn, T.W. 5838 Kauai BISH 1995-08-28
4 Rosa chinensis Waihale Products- Waimanalo Cultivated in nursery. Preserved_Specimen .5 m thorny shrub with pink flowers and fruits that ripen from orange to red. Many different petal colors when grown from seed. OED 2007100504 Oahu BISH 2007-10-05
5 Rosa chinensis Lahaina Town Preserved_Specimen Small shrub w. recurved thorns on main stem. Oppenheimer, H.L. 50407 Maui BISH 2004-05-18
6 Rosa chinensis Hilo Preserved_Specimen flowers greenish Fosberg, F.R. 10511 Hawaii BISH 1933-01-01
7 Rosa chinensis Kalihi; Bishop Museum, mauka side of Hawaiian Hall between bldg. & drive Preserved_Specimen Shrub 5' tall, 7-10' across, much branched, thorns present only on older wood, not on current year's growth; flws have no petals, many green leafy sepal-like structures. Asquith, A. Oahu BISH 1996-01-01
8 Rosa chinensis 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Vigorous shrub, ~5' high; leaves shiny, dark green above, lighter below; flowers deep flesh pink to apricot in bud, pale flesh to cream in flower, ~clustered, petals ~15, mild sweet tea odor, anthers gold changing to brown-black Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1948-04-17
9 Rosa chinensis Hilo Preserved_Specimen flowers greenish Hapai, K. Hawaii BISH 1933-01-17
10 Rosa chinensis Honolulu, Monanalua Valley Cultivated in the garden of J. Mackin's house on Mahiole Place Preserved_Specimen Leggy shrub over 6 ft tall, has green flowers all year around Mackin, J. 2 Oahu BISH 1992-03-28