Calliope Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang

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Id：ICR-2106

Country：New Zealand

Year Published/Registered：1865

Cultivar Type：For Ornamental

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Scientific Name：Camellia japonica 'Calliope'

Species/Combination：C. japonica

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Caliope Wyatt Nursery Catalogue, 1886, p.36. Orthographic error for Calliope.

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Ludham’s Nursery Catalogue, 1865: White with crimson stripes and splashes. In Macarthur’s notebook he says it is “quite double in the manner of Imbricata Alba but fuller. Originated in New Zealand. (Believed extinct.)

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