Rosa indica Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 492. 1753.

"Habitat in China." RCN: 3745.

Lectotype (Heath in Calyx 2: 51. 1992): [icon] " Rosa Chusan, glabra, Juniperi fructu " in Petiver, Gazophyl. Nat.: 56, t. 35, f. 11. 1702-1709.

Current name: Rosa cymosa Tratt. ( Rosaceae).

Note: This name has been widely treated as a nomen ambiguum. However, no proposal has been made for its formal rejection.