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Cailiu Cha

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-2075

CountryChina

Year Published/Registered1621

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Cailiu Cha'

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Pomegranate Camellia  Bartholomew, 1982, American Camellia Yearbook, p.152. Synonym for Cailiu Cha.

Ts'ai Liu Cha  Ichijima. 1906, Kokon Yōrankō, p.345.Different reading for Cailiu Cha.

Description

» English Description

Wang, 1621, Qunfangpu according to Bartholmew, 1982, American Camellia Yearbook, p.155. (Edible pomegranate Camellia) It is similar to Zhizhu Cha. The colour is bright red. Yashiro in the Kokon Yōrankō, 1841, says it resembles the mountain Rhododendron. Different reading: ‘Ts’ai Liucha’. Originated in China.

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