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The History and Legacy of the China Rose
 
(2012)  Page(s) 17-18.  
 
 The Koushin (“every other month”) rose of Japan, for example, imported from China over a thousand years ago, is quite distinct from the specimen of Gronovius and Jacquin, yet both are R. chinensis, with their defining characteristics and cultivated history.
Peter Osbeck, a pupil of Linnaeus, identified a similar specimen in the gardens of the Custom House at Canton , China in 1751. It became his type specimen for R. indica and yet is certainly R. chinensis, probably identical to the “Blush Tea China ” in Linnaeus’ herbarium. 
(2012)  Page(s) 17-18.  
 
The British Museum possesses a remnant of a crimson China rose from the Herbarium of Gronovius, labeled “Chineesche Eglantier Roosen” (1733). It has been confirmed as the type specimen of R. chinensis Jacquin, named in 1768. This taxon has persisted to this day, yet is now known to represent a diverse group that has been evolving in cultivation for many centuries. Its wild ancestor was discovered nearly one hundred and fifty years after the naming of R. chinensis and was named R. chinensis var. spontanea. 
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