Rosa leschenaultiana (Redout‚ & Thory) Wight & Arn., Prodromus florae peninsula Indiae orientalis 301 1834. (Syn: Rosa sempervirens Hook. fil. & Thoms. ex Hook. fil. (ambiguous
synonym); Rosa sempervirens var. leschenaultiana Redout‚ & Thory; Rosa wallichii Sabine);
 
India, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;

RO-zuh — referring to the rose genus, or the color
lay-shen-nawl-tee-AH-na — named for Jean Baptiste Louis Theodore Leschenault de la Tour, French botanist and traveller

commonly known as: Nilgiri cluster-rose • Coorgi: ಕಾಡು ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಹೂವು kaadu gulaabi huvu

¿ Endemic to ? : southern Western Ghats (of India)  


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Happy Independence Day !!!!:  Happy Independence Day to everybody!!!!
Kaadu Gulabhi Hoovu (Wild Rose flower)
This wild rose flower endemic to Coorg  thrives in the midst of the Cauvery river  (Here its a small river: – 15-25 feet wide, 2-4 feet deep, flows merrily through out the year.).  Height of the plant – 5-6 feet, Part of the long stems of the plant ( 3-5 meters lenght) were found  submerged in the water. 
Number of wild rose plants witnessed along the river (1.5 kms walk)  – 3
(Pls check my next mail for more details on the plant. As per the group policy its one plant per mail)
Thanks to … earlier EFI mail on the same species. 
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/36…
Common name: Nilgiri Cluster-Rose, Nilgiri dog-rose, Evergreen rose • Coorgi Kaadu gulaabi huvu; Coorg Wild rose flower Botanical name: Rosa leschenaultiana Family: Rosaceae (Rose family);
Rosa sempervirens var. leschenaultiana
Bhagamandala, Coorg
Habitat: Midst of the Cauvery river 
27 July 2011
 


 
 

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Rosa leschenaultiana from Bhagamandala, Coorg:  Kaadu Gulabhi Hoovu (Wild Rose flower)
This wild rose flower endemic to Coorg  thrives in the midst of the Cauvery river  (Here its a small river: – 15-25 feet wide, 2-4 feet deep, flows merrily throughout the year.).  Height of the plant – 5-6 feet, Part of the long stems of the plant ( 3-5 meters length) are found  submerged in water. 
Number of wild rose plants witnessed along the river (1.5 kms walk)  – 3
(Pls check my next mail for more details on the plant. As per the group policy its one plant per mail)
Thanks to  … earlier EFI mail on the same species. 
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/36…
Common name: Nilgiri Cluster-Rose, Nilgiri dog-rose, Evergreen rose • Coorgi Kaadu gulaabi huvu; Coorg Wild rose flower
Botanical name: Rosa leschenaultiana Family: Rosaceae (Rose family);
Rosa sempervirens var. leschenaultiana
Bhagamandala, Coorg, Karnataka
Habitat: Midst of the Cauvery river 
27 July 2011
Leaf size-6-7cms. Toothed Margin

 
 

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Rosaceae Week :: Rosa leschenaultiana … Kodagu Valley:  Rosa leschenaultiana Wight & Arn.
RO-zuh — referring to the rose genus, or the color 
lay-shen-nawl-tee-AH-na — named for Jean Baptiste Louis Theodore Leschenault de la Tour, French botanist and traveller
[image: Rosa leschenaultiana]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi…>
Mar 30, 2011 at Kodagu, Karnataka
commonly known as: Nilgiri cluster-rose • Coorgi: ಕಾಡು ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಹೂವು kaadu gulaabi huvu
¿ Endemic to ? : southern Western Ghats (of India)
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Mar 30, 2011 at Kodagu, Karnataka


Beautiful. Is this the one from which they make what we call in Marathi Gulkand. 

Interesting question, because there is not much said about the exact rose species that is used for making gulkand.
Am afraid, this rose might not be the one used in making of gulkand. 


 
 

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Rosaceae Week: Wild Rose – Rosa leschenaultiana from Bhagamandala 04Oct11AR04Rosa leschenaultiana 
Kaadu Gulabhi Hoovu (Wild Rose flower)
This wild rose flower endemic to Coorg thrives in the midst of the Cauvery river (Here its a small river: – 15-25 feet wide, 2-4 feet deep, flows merrily throughout the year.). Height of the plant – 5-6 feet, Part of the long stems of the plant ( 3-5 meters length) are found submerged in water.
Number of wild rose plants witnessed along the river (1.5 kms walk)- 3  
Common name: Nilgiri Cluster-Rose, Nilgiri dog-rose, Evergreen rose • Coorgi Kaadu gulaabi huvu; Coorg Wild rose flower Botanical name: Rosa leschenaultiana Family: Rosaceae (Rose family);
Rosa sempervirens var. leschenaultiana
Bhagamandala, Coorg, Karnataka
Habitat: Midst of the Cauvery river
27 July 2011
Leaf size-6-7cms. Toothed Margin 
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/54…

This is interesting  ( may b unique too) – rose submerged in water n blooming !!!
Usually we water rose plant  infrequently ,deeply  but not  daily ( It encourages strong root growth ).


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Rosa leschenaultiana (Redout‚ & Thory) Wight & Arn. SN June 32 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).

Rosa leschenaultiana (Redout‚ & Thory) Wight & Arn.,
This is the wild rose; already … posted from Coorg area only, some more postings also there. But the flowers are prettier.


Yes, flowers are really pretty, must be fragrant too.. thanks …


 

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DV :: 30MAR11 – 0559 :: Rosa leschenaultiana at Madikeri: Attached (cropped) photos are of one of the rare rose found in the high altitude wilderness of southern and central Western Ghats … most probably endemic.
Rosa leschenaultiana Red. & Thory ex. Wight & Arn … Rosa sempervirens var. leschenaultiana Thory (basionym)
Not much is discussed about this plant on the internet.

    Used “Wildflowers of Kodagu” by Dr T Ananda Rao as reference for ID … he mentions local name as ಕಾಡು ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಹೂವು kaadu gulaabi huvu, translated would mean: wild briar (OR brier) flower
    A Badaga-English dictionary by Paul Hockings, Christiane Pilot-Raichoor has an entry for this plant with English names as Nilgiri cluster-rose, Nilgiri dog-rose.
    Will be glad to know the Tamil name of this plant OR the local name used by people of Nilgiri … would it be semmati OR cemmati ?
    Date/Time : March 30, 2011 at 5.59pm IST
Location Place : outskirts of Madikeri town, Karnataka … 12.450505,
75.711958 on Google maps <http://goo.gl/maps/9b5F>
Altitude : 3606 ft (above mean sea level)


– … got this book from “The Shoppe” in the premises of the “Kodagu Valley Resort” of Club Mahindra … about 8 kms away from Madikeri town.

    Wildflowers of Kodagu Dr T Ananda Rao published by Coorg Wildlife Society 1999 Price: Rs 160, 48 pages.
    106 plants briefly described along with colour photo, common name in English (if any) and local name (if any)
Of the 106 plants, 44 are orchids.

    Putting the resort contact details: (getting in touch may need lot of patience !!)
Contact Person:    Vikas Syal (General Manager)
Address: Club Mahindra Kodagu Valley
Galibeedu Road
Kalakeri Nidugane Village
Madikeri, Dist. Coorg
Karnataka 571204
Tel :    91–8272-221114
Mobile :    9686662213
Fax :    91-8272-221882
Email :    Vikas.S@mahindraholidays.com


I know little about the flora of the region but I have serious doubts that the rose photographed represents a ‘wild’ species. It clearly is a cultivated plant.  My understanding is that the wild R.leschenaultiana has SINGLE flowers.
The situation is confused by the JCB Herbarium see: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3768&cat=1  having a photo of a similar cultivated rose as this.  Whereas they have a pressed specimen with single flowers.  In the description it says 5 large white petals!
The line drawing on Wikimedia, see: https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rosa_leschenaultiana#/media/File:Rosa_leschenaultiana.jpg  also does NOT match the images taken at Madikeri.


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