Berlèsiana Fulgens

Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.92, 129: Leaves, close set, of aver­age numbers, ovate, a little acuminate, venation only a little apparent, serration scarcely appar­ent, similar to Coccinea. Buds, large, long, with green scales, opening slowly. Flower 9.5 cm in diametre, double, colour pink; petals rounded, elevated, disposed in a vase-shape, few in num­ber with the stamens little apparent. Originated in Italy.