单瓣月季花Rosa chinensis var.spontanea的发现与历史

The History and Legacy of Rosa chinensis var.spontanea

月季(Rosa hybrida L.)是世界最具经济价值的切花和园艺花卉,作为现代月季最重要的祖先之一——月季花(R.chinensis),一直以来都备受国内外育种家的高度关注。该文通过广泛查阅文献资料,对月季花及其野生型——单瓣月季花(R.chinensis var.spontanea Rehder & Wilson)的发现、发表和历史等多方面进行了阐述,拟为国内外月季育种家提供参考,为中国育种事业提供宝贵的理论依据和研究背景。

Rosa bybrida L. was the most economically valuable cut flower and horticultural flower in the world. Rosa chinensis is one of the most important ancestors of the modern roses, which have been focused on by tire rose breeders all over the worht. Therefore, through looking up lots of literature and materials, we discribed the information of this species and its wild variety--R, cbinensis var. spontanea Rehder ＆ Wilson in many aspetcs, such as the discovery, publishing and history and so on. These research results would benefit to the rose breeding career and supply valuable theoretical and research background to the breeders.