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Chikubu-shima Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2021/5/22 20:03:26 By:Sueo Takano
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Id:ICR-2654

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1681

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Chikubu-shima'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name:竹生島 ちくぶじま

Meaning

Synonym

Chikuba Island  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Synonym for Chikubu-shima.

Chikubajima  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of the Japanese name Chikubu-shima.

Chikuba-shima  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue. Corruption of Japanese name Chikubu-shima.

Chikubu-jima  Wada Nursery Catalogue, 1941, p.31.Different reading for Chikubu-shima.

Description

» English Description

Mizuno, 1681, Kadan Kōmoku: White with red stripes. Synonym: ‘Takeshima-kasuri’. Different reading: ‘Chikubu-jima’. Origi­nated in Japan.(Believed extinct.)

Flower

Flower Size

Blooming Season Japan

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