Roperculina

Rosa persica, photographed by Yuriy75.

Belongs within: Rosoideae.
Contains: Sanguisorbeae, Fragariinae, Potentilla.

Roperculina is a clade within the Rosaceae supported by molecular data and the presence of operculate pollen (Eriksson et al. 2003). It was defined by Eriksson et al. (2003) as "the least-inclusive clade containing Rosa cinnamomea, Sanguisorba officinalis, Fragaria vesca, and Potentilla reptans". Rosa, the roses, is a Holarctic genus of shrubs and climbers, many species of which have become widely grown as ornamental plants. Its sister clade, Sanpotina, is well supported by molecular data but lacks distinct morphological synamorphies, though its members are marked by a reduction in the number of stamen whorls from many to three or fewer (Eriksson et al. 2003).

Roperculina
    |--Sanpotina EH03
    |    |--Sanguisorbeae EH03
    |    `--Potentilleae EH03
    |         |  i. s.: Horkeliella EH03
    |         |           |--H. congdonis [=Ivesia purpurascens ssp. congdonis] H93
    |         |           `--H. purpurascens [=Ivesia purpurascens] H93
    |         |         Comarella EH03
    |         |         Stellariopsis EH03
    |         |--Fragariinae EH03
    |         `--Potentilla EH03
    `--Rosa [incl. Hulthemia] EH03
         |--R. × andegavensis [R. canina × R. stylosa] V09
         |--R. bracteata H90
         |--R. bridgesii [incl. R. gymnocarpa var. pubescens] H93
         |--R. californica H93
         |--R. canina V09
         |--R. centifolia KSM06
         |--R. cinnamomea Linnaeus 1753 CD07
         |--R. damacena KSM06
         |--R. eglanteria H93
         |--R. gallica H91
         |--R. gymnocarpa H93
         |--R. hybrida MH98
         |--R. laevigata C55
         |--R. majalis EH03
         |--R. minutifolia H93
         |--R. multiflora BC01
         |--R. nutkana [incl. R. nutkana var. muriculata, R. nutkana var. setosa] H93
         |--R. persica EH03
         |--R. pimpinellifolia BBM02
         |--R. pinetorum H93
         |--R. pisocarpa H93
         |--R. roxburghii H90
         |--R. rubiginosa C55
         |--R. rugosa B88
         |--R. sempervirens R-RR-GM-S98
         |--R. sericea O88
         |--R. spithamea [incl. R. spithamea var. sonomensis] H93
         |--R. stylosa V09
         |--R. tomentosa D37
         |--R. wilsonii D37
         `--R. woodsii H93
              |--R. w. var. woodsii H93
              `--R. w. var. ultramontana [incl. R. woodsii var. glabrata, R. woodsii var. gratissima] H93

*Type species of generic name indicated

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Last updated: 20 September 2020.