Rosaceae

R. dumalis Bechst., Forstbot. 939 t. 241 (1810) emend. Boulenger in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 59:113 (1927).
subsp. boissieri (Crépin) Ö. Nilsson, comb. et stat. nov. Syn: R. boissieri Crépin in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 8:340 (1869)!
Shrub 1-2 m, ± erect. Prickles small to rather coarse, ± curved, compressed, with a gradually dilated base, uniform, often sparse. Leaves often glaucescent, sometimes pruinose, subcoriaceous; leaflets 5-7, broadly elliptic to ovate, 1.2-3.5 x 1-2.6 cm, obtuse to acute, base cuneate to rounded, glabrous or somewhat pubescent beneath, rarely so above, uni- or bi-serrate, teeth rather short, apicu-late; stipules usually broad with triangular to acuminate, ± diverging auricles. Flowers usually solitary or 2-6 together, bracts rather broad. Pedicels often short, 0.5-l.5(-2) cm, smooth to glandular-hispid. Sepals ovate, 1.5-2.7 cm, usually with a short, often not much dilated apex, coriaceous and ± rigid, outer sepals pinnatifid with long narrowly lanceolate, entire or sparsely glandular-toothed lobes, usually glabrous or with a few glands on the back, patent to almost erect ' or sometimes deflexed, persistent almost until the fruit matures. Petals up to 3 cm long, usually bright pink. Styles not much exserted, villous to lanate, stigma-head compact, semiglobose: disc rather narrow, flat to concave, orifice wide. Hypanthia ovoid or pyriform, occasionally globose, 1.5-2.2 cm, smooth or with some stalked glands, often prumose, ripening early, red. Fl. 5-6. Rocky slopes, hillsides, cliffs, scrub and dry fores: s and meadows, often along water courses, 1000-2300 m.
1. Leaves not pruinose, rachis green var. boissieri
1. Leaves bluish-pruinose, rachis purplish var. antalyensis
var. boissieri. Syn: R. glauca Vill. ex Lois. in Desv., J. Bot. Rédigé 2:336 (1809) non Pourr. (1788); R. coriifolia Fries, Nov. Fl. Suec. 33 (1814)! R. afzeliana Fries, Fl. Halland. 86 (1818)! R. boissieri Crépin in Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 8:340 (1869)! R. djimilensis Boiss., Fl. Or. 2:673 (1872)! R. macrocarpa Boiss., Fl. Or. 2:684 (1872)! R. coriifolia Fries var. boissieri (Crépin) Christ in Boiss., Fl. Or. Suppl. 216 (1888)! Ic: Fl. URSS 10: t. 30 f. 1 (1941).
Type: [Turkey A8 Rize] vallée de Djimil (Cimil), 1830 m, Balansa 514 (iso. K!).
Mainly E., N.E. & S.W. Anatolia. A5 Kastamonu: Tosya, Giaurdagh (Gavur Da.), Sint. 1892:4857! 4858! A7 Gümüşane: Tempede, Sint. 1894:7562! A9 Kars: Yağmurlu Da., above Karaurgan, 2000 m, D. 32624! B7 Erzincan: Refahiye to Erzincan, 1700 m, D. 32691! B8 Bingöl: Boglan, 1000 m, Kotschy 790! Erzurum: Palandöken Da., 29 km from Çat to Erzurum, 2300 m, D. 47398! B9 Van: Erciş, nr. Hara, 1950 m, 6 viii 1968, Alptekin (ISTF 14874)! B9 Ağri: without locality, Tong 372! C9 Hakkari: Zap gorge, nr. Dezi, 1400 m, D. 24513!
Caucasus, Georgia, Soviet Armenia, N.W. Iran.