| 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) |
