1 56— ROSA BODINIERI Levi. & Vaut 
Rosa Bodinieri : caule ramoso ; aculeis parvis, aequalibus, falcatis ; foliolis 5, 
oblongis, acutis, coriaceis, simpliciter serratis, magnitudine mediocribus, utrinque 
glabris ; rhachi nuda, petiol is parce aciculatis ; stipulis liberis, minutis, deciduis ; 
floribus multis, in amplam paniculam dispositis, ramis primariis umbellatis, 
secundariis racemosis ; pedicellis glabris ; calycis tubo globoso, nudo ; lobis 
lanceolatis, parce compositis ; petalis obovatis, parvis, albis ; stylis liberis, inclusis ; 
fructu ignoto. 
R. Bodinieri Leveille & Vaut in Bull. Soc. Bot. France , vol. lv. p. 56 (1908). 
Stems much branched ; prickles equal, small, falcate. Leaflets 5, oblong, 
acute, simply serrated, coriaceous, 1-2 in. long, glabrous on both surfaces ; rhachis 
naked, petioles slightly aciculate ; stipules free, minute, deciduous. Flowers in an 
ample panicle 4-6 in. broad, main branches umbellate, secondary branches racemose ; 
Pedicels glabrous. Calyx-tube globose, naked ; lobes lanceolate, slightly compound. 
Petals obovate, i in. long, white. Styles free, included. Fruit not seen. 
China, province of Kwei-Chow. Collected by Mgr. Emile 
Bodinier. Leaves, stipules and flowers of Rosa Banksiae , but 
inflorescence different. 
157— ROSA ESQUIROLII Levi. & Vaut 
Rosa Esquirolii : caule gracili, ramoso; aculeis parvis, sparsis, conformibus, 
leviter hamatis ; foliolis 3-5, oblongis, obtusis, coriaceis, perparvis, simpliciter 
serratis, utrinque glabris; rhachi glabra, petiolis parce aciculatis; stipulis linearibus, 
parvis, deciduis ; floribus paucis, corymbosis ; pedicellis glabris ; calycis tubo 
globoso, parvo, nudo ; lobis lanceolatis, simplicibus, dorso glabris ; petalis albis, 
parvis, obovatis; stylis inclusis, liberis, pubescentibus ; fructu ignoto. 
R. Esquirolii Leveille & Vaut in Bull. Soc. Bot. France , vol. lv. p. 56 (1908). 
Stems slender, branched ; prickles uniform, small, scattered, slightly hooked. 
Leaflets 3-5, oblong, obtuse, simply toothed, Fk in. long, coriaceous, glabrous on 
both sides ; rhachis glabrous, petioles slightly aciculate ; stipules small, linear, 
deciduous. Flowers few, corymbose ; pedicels glabrous. Calyx-tube globose, small, 
naked ; lobes lanceolate, simple, glabrous on the back, in. long. Petals white, 
obovate, rather longer than the sepals. Styles free, included, hairy. Fruit not 
seen. 
China, province of Kwei-Chow. Collected by M. l’Abbe 
Cavalerie. Section Banksianae. Near Rosa microcarpa Lindl. 
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