Rosa damascena (cultivated)

Rosa damascena P. Mill., The gardeners dictionary: eighth edition; Rosa no.15 1768. (Syn: Rosa gallica var. damascena Voss);

European Russia (I), Java (I), Thailand (I), Fiji (I), China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hongkong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Macao, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, South China Sea Islands, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, Turkmenistan (I), Uzbekistan (I), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Iran (EC-Iran, NE-Iran: Mts.), Hawaii (I) (Molokai (I), Maui (I), Hawaii Isl. (I)), Rotuma Isl. (I), Myanmar [Burma] (I), Bangladesh (I), Pakistan (I), USA (I) (Michigan (I), Missouri (I), North Carolina (I), New York (I)), Canada (I) (New Brunswick (I)), Morocco (c), Algeria (c), Libya (c) as per Catalogue of Life;

Rosaceae Week: Damask Rose:
Sending photos of (Damask Rose) Rosa damascena which is commercial source of Rose attar, gulabjal and essential oil which is currently prized at Rs. 350000/lit. The essential oil is highly prized in flavour and fragrance industries.