3. R. Phoenicia Boiss.,

Diagn. PI. Or. Nov. 2(10): 4 (1849).

Like 2 but stems climbing; prickles stout, hooked; leaflets 15-50x 10-30 mm, usually densely hairy on both surfaces; inflorescence 10- to 20-flowered, corymbose; outer sepals with short and wide lobes; fruit c. 10 mm. N.E. Greece (Thraki). Gr. (S. W. Asia.)