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Kerria japonica, commonly known as Japanese kerria [1] or Japanese rose, [2] is a deciduous, yellow-flowering shrub in the rose family , native to China and Japan. It is the only species in the genus Kerria. In the wild, it grows in thickets on mountain slopes. Japanese kerria has been used for medicine and is also planted in gardens.
Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes. [1] It is naturalized in much of Europe and parts of the United States and Canada. [2]
Rosa multiflora (syn. Rosa polyantha) [2] is a species of rose known commonly as multiflora rose, [3] baby rose, [3] Japanese rose, [3] many-flowered rose, [3] seven-sisters rose, [3] Eijitsu rose and rambler rose. It is native to eastern Asia, in China, Japan, and Korea.
Japanese rose is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Kerria japonica, native to China, Japan, and Korea; Rosa multiflora; Rosa rugosa
They can be follicles, capsules, nuts, achenes, drupes , and accessory fruits, like the pome of an apple, the hip of a rose, or the receptacle-derived aggregate accessory fruit of a strawberry. Many fruits of the family are edible, but their seeds often contain amygdalin, which can release cyanide during digestion if the seed is damaged. [18]
The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through autumn.
The fruit / rosehips can be eaten raw or cooked, [36] and has a sweet sour taste. [2] The fruit is very rich in vitamins, [2] including Vitamin E. [37] [38] [33] and rich in vitamin C, [30] [38] [39] The content of Vitamin C is much higher than other kinds of fruits such as grape, apple, pear and dahurian rose fruit. [40]
Syzygium malaccense has a number of English common names. It is known as a Malay rose apple, or simply Malay apple, mountain apple, rose apple, Otaheite apple, pink satin-ash, plumrose and pommerac (derived from pomme Malac, meaning "Malayan apple" in French). [2]