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Rosa arabica is a species of rose in the plant family of the Rosaceae, endemic to the Mount Catherine region in the south of the Sinai in Egypt and Jordan. The species is considered critically endangered.
Rosa arabica can be found in a national park named Saint Katherine Protectorate located within Mount Catherine within the South Sinai region of Egypt. It is very specific in the environment it prefers to grow in, favoring very rocky terrain provided by the mountains in Saint Katherine Protectorate. Its preferred altitudinal range is between 1700 and 2350 meters above sea level. This preference has resulted in an increased risk for isolation due to a couple of factors. One factor is that at these heights, the surrounding groups of mountains limits seed dispersal for R. arabica. The second factor increasing isolation and limiting population growth is that the plant itself produces very small numbers of seeds. The area that can actually support the growth of the R. arabica is very small, with an extent of occurrence of about 40 km2 (15 sq mi) and an area of occupancy of 36 km2 (14 sq mi).
Rosa arabica has multiple uses that include medicinal, fuel, scientific research, and as a pastoral plant for livestock. As a result, there is monetary gain associated with the multiple parts of the R. arabica which includes: the flower, leaves, and extracts. The plant has been applied in human health care to aid with menstrual pain as well as shown utility in animal health care to aid with reproductive troubles within sheep, goats, camels, and equines. Rosa arabica has also been picked and collected in order to study it in scientific research.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rosa arabica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
