Azuma-nishiki Believed Extinct

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Id：ICR-978

Country：Japan

Year Published/Registered：1827

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

AGM Type：

Scientific Name：Camellia sasanqua 'Azuma-nishiki'

Species/Combination：C. sasanqua

Chinese Name：

Japanese Name：東錦あずまにしき

Meaning：Eastern brocade

Synonym：

Aduma-nishiki McIlhenny Catalogue, 1937. Orthographic error for Azuma-nishiki.

Adzuma-nishiki Tokio Nursery Catalogue, 1897.Different reading for Azuma-nishiki.

Aifukurin Synonym for Azuma-nishiki.

Azumanishika Veitch Nursery Catalogue, 1914. Corruption of the Japanese name Azuma-nishiki.

Azume-Nishiki Hillier’s Nursery Catalogue, 1952. Corruption of the Japanese name Azuma-nishiki.

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Description

» English Description

Hantei, Kinta, 1827, Sōmoku Kihin Kagami; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō, vol.344: Variegation on the leaf edge. Synonym: ‘Aifukurin’. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)

Flower

Flower Form：Single / Saucer-shape

Flower Colour：Single color Flower / Pink

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Blooming Season： Japan

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