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Cardinalis

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Id:ICR-2259

CountryBelgium

Year Published/Registered1833

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Cardinalis'

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Maencii  Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, No.118. Synonym for Cardinalis.

Moencii  Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1. Orthographic error for ‘Moensii’, synonym for Cardinalis.

Moensii  Courtois, 1833, Magazine d’Horticulture, 1 [pt.D]:314 as ‘Moensi’. Synonym for Cardinalis.

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Jacob Makoy Nursery Catalogue, 1833. No description. Courtois, 1833, Magazin d’Horticulture, 1[pt.D]:315; Berlèse, 1837, Monographie, ed.1, p.118: Leaves large, a little curled, borders very serrate, venation apparent, surface uneven. Buds oblong with yellowish-­green scales. Flowers semi-double, rather large, of a deep cherry red; the petals of the centre intermixed with fertile stamens; calyx divided into 4 segments as in Sophiana; the style pro­truding from the bud before it is open. Synonym: ‘Moensii’. Originated in Belgium by M. Möens.

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