135 — ROSA POUZINI Tratt. 
Rosa Pouzini : caule arcuato ; aculeis sparsis, conformibus, magnis, falcatis ; 
foliolis 5-7, parvis, viridibus, ovatis vel oblongis, acutis, duplicate - serratis, 
saepissime utrinque glabris, rare dorso pubescentibus, margine copiose et ad venas 
faciei inferioris interdum obscure glandulosis ; rhachi dense glandulosa, aciculata, 
saepissime glabra ; stipulis adnatis, margine copiose glandulosis, apicibus liberis, 
lanceolatis ; fioribus 1-3 ; pedunculis brevibus, hispidis ; calycis tubo angusto, nudo 
vel hispido ; lobis ovato-acuminatis, copiose pinnatifidis, margine glandulosis ; 
petalis parvis, rubellis ; stylis liberis, glabris ; fructu ovoideo vel turbinato, rubro, 
nudo vel hispido ; sepalis patulis, deciduis. 
R. Pouzini Trattinnick, Ros. Monogr. vol. ii. p. 112 (1823). — Verlot, Cat. Pl. 
Daitph. p. 1 15 (1872). — Desdglise in Bull. Soc. Bot . Belg. vol.xv. p. 342 {Cat. Rais. 
Ros. p. 173 [1877]) (1876). — Burnat & Gremli, Roses Alp. Mar. p. 96 (1879). — 
Willkomm & Lange, Prodr. FI. Hisp. vol. iii. p. 215 (1880). — Koehne, Deutsche 
Dendrol. p. 289 (1893). — Keller in Ascherson & Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. FI. 
vol. vi. p. 15 1 (1901). — C. K. Schneider, III. Handbuch Laubholzk. vol. i. p. 563 
(1906). 
R. micrantha De Candolle in Lamarck & De Candolle, FI. Franq. ed. 3, 
vol. v. p. 539 (1815). — Poiret in Lamarck’s Encycl. Suppl. vol. iv. p. 714 (non 
Smith) (1816). 
R. graveolens Grenier & Godron, FI. France , vol. i. p. 560 {ex parte) (1848). 
R. hispanica Boissier & Reuter, Pugill. PI. Hispan. p. 44 {non Miller) (1852). 
R. Diomedis Grenier ex Desdglise in Billotia, vol. i. p. 121 (1869). 
R. vicina Crepin in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. vol. viii. pp. 241, 289 (Primit. Monogr. 
Ros. fasc. i. pp. 20, 68) (1869) ; vol. xxi. p. 70 {Primit. Monogr. Ros. fasc. vi. p. 730) 
( i 88 2 ). 
R. inconsiderata Deseglise in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. vol. xv. p. 344 {Cat. Rais. 
Ros. p. 175 [1877]) (1876). 
Stem arching; prickles large, uniform, scattered, hooked. Leaflets 5-7, ovate 
or oblong, acute, small, green, doubly serrated, usually glabrous on both surfaces, 
rarely pubescent beneath, copiously glandular on the margin and often obscurely 
on the ribs beneath ; petioles densely glandular and aciculate, usually glabrous ; 
stipules adnate, margined with glands, free tips lanceolate. Flowers 1-3 ; peduncles 
short, hispid. Calyx-tube narrow, naked or hispid ; lobes ovate-acuminate, i inch 
long, copiously compound, glandular on the edges. Petals small, pink. Styles 
free, glabrous or glabrescent. Fruit ovoid or turbinate, bright red, naked or 
hispid ; sepals spreading, deciduous. 
Rosa Poitzmi is found in southern Europe, where it ranges from 
Spain to Greece. In the south of France it has been collected in 
more than a dozen different localities, but it does not appear to extend 
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