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The floral flavonoid metabolism of ancient rose varieties of key impor
tance in the rose selection process was investigated by means of High
Performance Liquid Chromatography. The phenolic variation organised by
means of chemometrics revealed biochemical communities clustered arou
nd the founder species of modern roses: R. chinensis, R. gallica and R
. moschata.