ROSACEAE Family Rosaceae has comparatively less representation in Maharashtra.
BSI Flora of Maharashtra mentions only 5 species which are native to Maharashtra while there are many cultivated species which are seen growing though. The key for Maharashtra is as follows. Annualherbs : Potentilla(Only one species found: Potentila supine) Trees or shrubs : 2. Plants: unarmed trees; carpel 1 Prunus (Only 1 species found : Prunus ceylanica) 2.Plants: prickly shrubs; carpels many Rubus. Rubus 1. Leaves simple … R. molluccanus(Black berry) 1. Leaves 3-9 foliolate : 2. Leaves 3-foliolate : … R.ellipticus 2. Leaves 5-9 foliolate … R.niveus (‘Gauriphal’,’Mahabaleshwar Raspberry’) Flowers of Himalaya (Polunin,Stainton)mentions many Rosaceae plants and the key regarding the identification is as follows: Trees and shrubs above 1 m a) leaves compound, with 3 or more leaflets i)Carpels free 1.Rubus 2. Sorbaria 3. Potentila ii)Carpels enclosed in a fleshy receptacle 1.Rosa 2. Sorbus b( Leaves entire toothed or lobed i)Carpel 1 1.Prunus 2. Prinsepia 3. Neillia ii)Carpels several free 1.Rubus 2. Neillia 3.Spirea iii)Carpels encirciled in a fleshy receptacle in fruit 1.Crotoneaster 2. Crateagus 3. Pyracanthia 4.Photinia 5.Stranvaesia 6. Malus 7. Pyrus 8. Sorbus Herbaceous perennials or small undershrubs a) Epicalyx present 1.Alchemilila. 2. Fragaria 3. Geum 4.Potentilla 5. Sibbaldia b)Epicalyx absent 1.Rubus 2. Agrimonia 3.Aruncus 4.Filipendula 5.Spiraea 6 Cotoneaster -- Dr Satish Phadke
