Awaji

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.118, p.59, descrip­tion, p.122: Leaves green to dark green, obovate to rhomeo-obovate, curved, apex blunt-acute, shining, upper surface veinlets impressed, 6.2-7.7 cm long by 3.5-3.9 cm wide, petioles 8-9 mm long. Flowers, pink (Rhodomine Pink 527/2-3), semi-double, petals straightly spreading; 3-4 hairy petals, 8-11 normal petals. Androecium, 3.4 cm high, staminal tube short, stamens in 5 groups with 1-3 small petals; filaments creamy. Late flowering. Originated in a private garden, Saka-machi, Niigata, Japan. Collected, named and released by Susumu Ichikawa. For colour plate and description see Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.15 & p.199.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.25. 【花】淡薄桃色の八重咲き、ユキツバキ状芯の中輪、3〜4 月。【葉】広楕円、小形、波曲。【樹】横張り性、ユキ系。【来 歴】岩船郡の民家の栽培種。1970年代に石沢進の採集、命 名•発表。写/大岡、文/萩屋。