55— ROSA SETIPODA HemsI. & E. II. Wils. 
Rosa setipoda : caule arcuato ; aculeis patulis, conformibiis, oppositis vel sparsis, 
e basi lata siibiilatis, rectis; foliolis 7-9, oblongis, acutis, simpliciter serratis, utriiKjue 
g'labris vel clorso pubescentibus ; rhachi glabra, parce aciculata ; stipulis adnatis, 
glandiilis marginatis, apicibiis liberis elongatis ; floribiis pluribiis in paniciiliim 
corymbosum dispositis ; pedunculis et pedicellis dense aciculatis ; bracteis linearibus, 
parvis ; calycis tubo angusto, aciculato vel nudo ; lobis lanceolatis, apice elongate, 
foliaceo, dorso nudis ; petalis latis, rubellis, calyce vix longioribus ; stylis liberis, 
inclusis ; fructu oblongo, apice constricto, rubro ; sepalis erectis, persistentibiis. 
R. setipoda Hemsley & E. H. Wilson in Kew Bull. 1906, No. 5, p. 158. 
Stem arching, 5-10 feet long ; prickles opposite or scattered, spreading, straight, 
subulate from a dilated base. Leaflets 7-9, oblong, acute, simply serrated, thin, 
glabrous on both surfaces or pubescent beneath ; petioles glabrous, with a few small 
prickles; stipules adnate, gland-margined, with long free points. Flowers many, 
arranged in a corymbose panicle with densely aciculate peduncle and pedicels ; 
bracts linear, small. Calyx-tube narrow, aciculate or naked ; lobes an inch long, 
lanceolate, foliaceous, with a long point, naked on the back. Petals pink, not longer 
than the calyx-lobes. Styles free, included. Fruit oblong with a constricted apex, 
bright red ; sepals finally erect, persistent. 
Rosa setipoda is closely allied to Rosa macrophylla Lindl., from 
which it differs principally by^ its densely aciculate peduncles and 
pedicels. It was first collected by Professor Henry in 1889 in the 
Fang district in the province of Hupeh in central China, and was 
afterwards found by Mr. E. H. Wilson in the same district at an 
elevation of 7,000 to 8,000 feet. Mr. Wilson says: “ Its long pedicels 
clothed with spreading gland-tipped bristles and numerous foliaceous 
bracts give it a singular appearance.” 
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