Representative — Agricultural cropsRepresentative — Agricultural crops

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Rosa damascena

Damask rose· الورد الجوري

Accession ID: OMN-PLA-0112

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa
Collection type
Leaf tissue (DNA)
Holding institution
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)
Conservation status
Not evaluated (demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

Everything on this page is generated from the demonstration dataset and clearly labelled as such.

Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaRosalesRosaceaeRosaRosa damascena
Biological group
Agricultural crops
Growth habit
Deciduous shrub, 1–2.5 m, prickled canes
Life cycle
Perennial
Documented occurrences
6 records in demo dataset

Resource relationship explorer

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0112

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Passport

Accession passport

Identity, origin and custody of this accession, structured along the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD).

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0112

Rosa damascena

الورد الجوري

Demo
Country of origin
Oman
Collection location
Jebel Samhan, Dhofar
Collection date
2020-04-13
Collector
F. Al-Hinai
Collecting institution
Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)
Donor institution
Farmer field, Jebel Samhan (Demo)
Biological status
Traditional cultivar / landrace
Accession type
Leaf tissue (DNA)
Cultivar / variety
Local landrace "Jebel Samhan"
Original identifier
FLD-JEB-2020-885
Collection method
Whole-plant / tissue sampling
Source
Oman BioAtlas demonstration dataset

Custody timeline

CollectionRegistrationCharacterizationPreservation

Collection · 2020-04-13

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo)

Collected by F. Al-Hinai at Jebel Samhan (monsoon escarpment).

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Geography

Origin & documented distribution

The highlighted point is where this accession was collected. Other points are separate documented occurrences of the same taxon in the demonstration dataset — together they are not a complete picture of the species' range.

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This accession's collection site Other documented occurrences (5)
Country of origin
Oman
Governorate
Dhofar
Collection locality
Jebel Samhan
Coordinates
17.1317, 54.7235
Elevation (demo)
≈ 1191 m
Habitat
Monsoon escarpment
Ecological zone
Khareef-influenced southern mountains
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Biology

Biological profile

Growth, reproduction and ecology of this taxon as compiled for the demonstration dataset.

Stage 1

Seed / propagule

Dormant diaspora; germination cued by rain or irrigation.

Stage 2

Seedling

Establishment phase; most vulnerable to drought and browsing.

Stage 3

Vegetative growth

Deciduous shrub, 1–2.5 m, prickled canes

Stage 4

Flowering

Insect-pollinated.

Stage 5

Fruiting & dispersal

hips with achenes

Phenology calendar

Flowering
Fruiting
Seed maturity
Select a month to see which biological phases are documented.

Ecological profile

Habitat

Monsoon escarpment

Ecological zone

Khareef-influenced southern mountains

Associated fauna

Pollinating insects and seed-dispersing birds (demo note)

Environmental adaptations

High-altitude terrace cultivationCool-night aroma development

Life cycle, phenology and ecology values are demonstration compilations for this taxon, not verified field observations.

Morphology

Interactive botanical anatomy

Select a plant structure to inspect its recorded morphological characteristics. Hotspot positions are illustrative on a representative image of the biological group.

Agricultural crops — representative image for Rosa damascena
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Leaves

Leaf length
5–12 cm
Arrangement
Alternate (demo descriptor)
Margin
Entire to serrulate
Indumentum
Glabrous to pubescent

Leaf descriptors scored on mature foliage from the middle crown third (demo protocol).

Documented height range for this taxon: 100–250 cm.

Plant height across 6 accessions of Rosa damascena

unit: cm · demo measurements

This accession is highlighted. See more traits in the Characterization section below.

Genetics

Molecular profile

DNA samples and molecular markers linked to this accession. All sequences below are synthetic demonstration output.

Associated DNA samples

DNA-PLA-0112-A

Silica-dried leaf tissue · extracted 2022

DNA-PLA-0112-B

Voucher leaf fragment · extracted 2022

SNP panel: 3,316 loci (demo)

Molecular markers

Marker
ITS (nuclear ribosomal)
Type
DNA barcode
Method
Sanger sequencing, ITS4/ITS5 primers (demo)
Length
618 bp

Sequence viewer · ITS

1TGTTTGCACC ACCATGCGCA TACGTCAGCG AGCTTGACAC GGACACGGCG GCAAGAAGCT
61TACGATGGTC CGTCGGCATT TATATTACAA TCTAGAACTC CGTTGCACCC ATGACGCCAG
121CTGTACCTCC ATGAGGATAT ACCTACGAAA TCACGAGTAA ATACTCTCGT ATCGATCCAC
181TCAACCGGGG TTCACACAGG AGAACCTTAA GCGGTGAAAA TGGTTTATTG TAACGCCCTA
241GATTGCTGTC ACAGCACCAC AATGTGTGCT GAATGCCGGA CCGTCGTAAA CACGACCTTG
301ACCCCAAGGC TTCCGCAATG CCCTCGCCAT GCTCAACTCG ACTGCTACTC ATGAGGGAAA
361AAGTAGTTTG GACTCCTTGG TACGGTTGCA TTCGGCCCGG CTCAGTTAGG GTAGCATCTC
421TACCTATGCA TCGTATTTCT GAGAAGCACT CGCGGAATTC TTAGGAAAGC ATTAATGACG
481CCGCCCTCGG TCTTCACGGA CATGCGCTGT GGACGCTTCG CAGCTGATCT CACGATGAGT
541TAGTTAGCTC TCTCACAAAA GGTACAGAAC CAGAGCAAAC GCGGTGGACG CTACTCGGAC
601GTGATTAAAA AATACCTG

Demo molecular characterization batch — sequences are synthetic and must not be used for identification. Genetic relationship analyses (e.g. dendrograms) are only shown when derived from verified input data — none exist in this demonstration dataset, so none are fabricated here.

Conservation

Conservation & preservation

Status, threats and preservation activities for this accession. Seed storage is a preservation action, not by itself a verified species-level conservation outcome.

Status

Not evaluated (demo)

No verified IUCN or national assessment is linked to this demonstration record. A production system would display only source-verified classifications.

Endemism

Native to Oman (demo note)

Documented threats

Water scarcity on terracesLoss of traditional distillation knowledge

In situ vs ex situ

In situ — natural habitat

Population monitored in natural habitat (demo programme note)

Ex situ — managed collection

Long-term seed storage at the national seed bank (demo)

Herbarium cabinet, climate-controlled (demo protocol)

Seed viability monitoring

Latest germination: 66%Last test: 2026

Viability and germination series are synthetic demonstration values illustrating the monitoring workflow.

Characterization

Characterization intelligence

Explore the demonstration measurements recorded for this taxon's accessions.

Trait heatmap · normalised per trait

AccessionPlant heightcmLeaf lengthcmSeed lengthmm100-seed weightgGermination%
…0012
135
11.7
3.8
3.33
83
…0016
130
8.5
3.2
2.24
97
…0112 ←
223
9.8
3.3
3.95
92
…0118
107
9
3.4
3.04
76
…0122
130
10.1
3.9
2.89
67
…0127
101
10.3
3.3
2.81
78

Colour intensity is scaled within each trait column; values are not comparable across columns.

Characterization events

2022-10-03

Field descriptor scoring (demo IPGRI-style list)

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · F. Al-Hinai

Plant heightLeaf lengthGrowth habit

2023-03-17

Seed lot evaluation (demo protocol)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi

Seed length100-seed weightGermination

Scientific observations

Research & provenance

Scientific data provenance

Where each dataset came from and how it was produced — the traceability backbone of the platform.

Original observation2020-04-13

Field collection and voucher

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Direct field observation

Imported external data2021-02-14

Passport descriptors (MCPD)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Manual registration

Generated research data2022-10-03

Characterization dataset

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Descriptor scoring

Generated research data2022-11-30

DNA barcode sequences

University Microbiology Lab (Demo) · Sanger sequencing (synthetic demo output)

Compiled reference data2023-05-21

Conservation and storage summary

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Curatorial compilation

No publications are linked to this demonstration record. In production, associated publications and projects would be linked via DOI from verified sources, with validation status and last-updated dates per dataset.

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