Nilgiri Climbing Rose
Rosa leschenaultiana
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rosa leschenaultiana
- Genus
- Rosa
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Shola forests and grasslands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
Typical of the Rosaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Rosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Nilgiri Climbing Rose
Nilgiri Climbing Rose (Rosa leschenaultiana) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family (Rose family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/compound leaves, cymose/raceme/panicle flower clusters, achene/drupe/pome fruit. It is typically found in shola forests and grasslands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Rosaceae
Rose family
Nilgiri Climbing Rose belongs to the Rosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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