Rosa rugosa




Family Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Roseae
Scientific name Rosa rugosa Thunberg ex Murray
Synonyms Rosa ferox Lawrence; Rosa pubescens Baker; Rosa rugosa Thunberg ex Murray forma alba Rehder; Rosa rugosa Thunberg ex Murray var. albiflora Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) hama-nashi (ハマナシ, 浜梨 [meaning: coastal pear]), hama-nasu (ハマナス, 浜茄子 [meaning: coastal eggplant])
(English common name) Japanese rose, rugosa rose, sea tomato, Turkestan rose
Distribution (Japan) coastal area of Hokkaido, Honshu (Pasific Ocean side: north of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Sea side: north of Shimane Prefecture)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants 1-1.5m tall. Leaves leaflets each 2-3cm long. Flowers red or white (forma alba) 6-8cm, flowering in June to August. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Rosa rugosa Thunberg
Rosa rugosa Thunb.
Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993)
Use of saponin in methods and compositions for pathogen control (US Patent 5639794/1997)
Hair grower based on allantoin or derivatives thereof (US Patent 5637606/1997)
Use of linalool synthase in genetic engineering of scent production (US Patent 5849526/1998)
Quinazolinone derivative, hair growth promoter and external composition for skin using the same (US Patent 5972929/1999)
Rose-hip formulations as anti-inflammatory natural medicine for alleviating/reducing symptoms associated with inflammation and arthritis (US Patent 6024960/2000)
Use of flavonoid and aromatic aldehydes as pesticides (US Patent 6251951/2001)
Medicinal herbal compounds for the prevention and treatment of diabetes (US Patent 6551627/2003)
Triterpene compositions and methods for use thereof (US Patent 6444233/2002)
Medicinal herbal compounds for the prevention and treatment of diabetes (US Patent 6770307/2004)
Cystine derivative and agent for suppressing activation of inflammatory factors (US Patent 6914075/2005)
Use of glycosides of mono- and diacyglycerol as anti-inflammatory agents (US Patent 7084122/2006)
Triterpene compositions and methods for use thereof (US Patent 7105186/2006)
α-Isomaltosylglucosaccharide synthase, process for producing the same and use thereof (US Patent 7241606/2007)
Polynucleotides and polypeptides that confer increased biomass and tolerance to cold, water deprivation and low nitrogen to plants (US Patent 7196245/2007)



June 2007
at Hitachi Coast Park
June 2007
at Hitachi Coast Park
June 2007
at Hitachi Coast Park



June 2007
at Hitachi Coast Park



June 2007
at Hitachi Coast Park
August 2007
at Hitachi Coast Park