Rosa ‘Professor Turhan Baytop’ and Rosa ‘Asuman’, two different morphotypes of the fragrant double whiteflowered
cultivar of Rosa beggeriana, are formally named and described. They stem from old roses once
cultivated in gardens of Central and East Anatolia and now gradually disappearing when the gardens are
neglected and abandoned. The distribution, botanical and horticultural backgrounds of the cultivars are
provided.