1 68— ROSA RUBUS Levi. & Vaut 
Rosa Rub ns : caule ramosissimo ; aculeis parvis, conformibus, falcatis, inter- 
dum geminis ; foliolis 5, oblongis, acuminatis, magnis, minute simpliciter serratis, 
membranaceis, facie glabris, dorso ad nervos hispid is ; rhachi glabra ; petiolis 
sparse aciculatis ; stipulis adnatis, angustis, apicibus liberis lanceolatis ; floribus 
nmltis, corymbosis ; bracteis lanceolatis; pedicel 1 is brevibus, hispidis ; calycistubo 
oblongo, parce hispido ; lobis simplicibus, lanceolatis ; petalis orbicularibus, albis, 
parvis; stylis liberis, inclusis, hispidis; fructu ignoto. 
R. Rub us Ldveille & Vaut in Bull. Soc. Bot. France , vol. lv. p. 55 (1908). 
Stems much branched ; prickles small, uniform, falcate, some in pairs. 
Leaflets 5, large, oblong, acuminate, membranous, minutely simply toothed, glabrous 
on upper surfaces, hispid on the ribs beneath ; rhachis naked ; petioles with a few 
hooked prickles ; stipules adnate, narrow with lanceolate free tips. Flowers many, 
corymbose ; bracts lanceolate ; pedicels short, hispid. Calyx-tube oblong, slightly 
hispid ; lobes lanceolate, simple, an inch or more long. Petals white, orbicular, 
as long as the sepals. Styles free, included, hispid. Fruit not seen. 
China, provinces of Kwei-Chow and Yunnan. Collected by 
M. l’Abbe L. Martin. Another form (var. yunnanensis Levi.) was 
collected by Mgr. Emile Bodinier. 
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