Rosa cinnamomea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 491. 1753, typ. cons.

"Habitat in Helvetia." RCN: 3733.

Conserved type (Rowley in Jarvis in Taxon 41: 568. 1992): Herb. Linn. No. 652.8 (LINN) .

Generitype of Rosa Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Rosa cinnamomea L. ( Rosaceae).

Note: Rosa cinnamomea, with the type designated by Rowley, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 568. 1992). This was eventually approved by the General Committee (see review of the history of this proposal by Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006).