Abyssinian rose
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The Abyssinian rose ( Rosa abyssinica ; Oromo : Qaqawwii ; Somali : Dayero ) is a type of rose that occurs in the southern Red Sea area and was first described by Robert Brown .
features
Rosa abyssinica is a prickly, evergreen shrub that creeps or often climbs, sometimes forming a small tree between 0.5 and 7 meters high. On the stem there are some spines that are slightly curved and have a broad base. The leaves are pinnate and leathery. They consist of three pairs of leaflets plus one at the tip, each is narrowly oval, 1 to 6 cm long, pointed, toothed on the edge and sits on a short stalk thatis providedwith stipules . The flowers are white-light yellow and fragrant, have many stamens and are in dense groups of 3 to 20, each with a stalk. The sepals are long, narrow, and hairy, and fall quickly. The 5 petals are about 2 cm long and have a rounded to square tip. The fruits are green at first, but later ripen orange-red. They are about 2 inches long, fleshy, edible, and have seeds inside.
Occurrence
Rosa abyssinica is only found in Arabia , Ethiopia , Yemen , Somalia and Sudan , it is widespread in low and high mountains. It often forms thickets in dry, evergreen highland forests, especially at the edges of forests and clearings , and can also be found in high bush, on rocky places, on dry grasslands and on banks . It is also found in various cultivated landscapes , sometimes as a small single tree at heights of 1,700 to 3,300 m.
Web links
- Rosa abyssinica Famine Food Field Guide
- Rosa abyssinica Lindl. In: African Plants - A Photo Guide. Senckenberg Research Institute (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Rosa abyssinica. Famine Food Field Guide, accessed June 26, 2018 .
- ^ Robert Brown : The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown Volume 1. Robert Hardwicke, London 1866.