Danzhi

Wang & Yu, 1981, Shancha Hua: Medium sized, semi-double, white with pink stripes to self pink, 3-4 rows of rounded, emarginated petals with an irregular stamen centre. Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.56: Young twigs purplish red; leaves glossy, deep green, long-elliptic, 5.9-6.8 cm long x 4 cm wide, slightly oblique, convex at apex, broad cuneate at base, sharp, uniform serrations, veins depressed but distinct. Flowers semi-double, lotus type, variegated, base colour light pink to white, white lineate on light pink, pink lineate on white, 8.5-9 cm across with 22-24 petals in 3-4 rows, slightly incurved at first, recurved later, slightly convex at apex. Stamens about 50 in 4 or 5 fascicles, joined as short cylinders, clustered at the centre. Pistils rarely fertile. Buds peach-shaped, green. Blooms mid-season to late. A sport of Baisan Xueshi. Originated in China.

丹芝 Camellia japonica ‘Danzhi’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂，中国建筑工业出版社，1989《山茶花》第50页。全文瓣型，灌木，小枝淡褐色。叶椭圆形，长6-8厘米，宽3.5-4.5厘米，先端渐尖，基部阔楔形。表面黄绿色，侧脉4-5对，排列疏而不齐，网脉微凹，背面淡绿色，多栓皮瘤。花蕾卵圆形，青黄色。花形与白三学士同，花径达12厘米，花瓣外数轮白色，中心红色，或半朵红半朵白，极美丽。花期：2月下旬-3月。本种由金华花农从白三学士芽变中选出，以外轮花瓣白色，中心花瓣红色者为佳，但目前同株上尚有全红、全白、或白瓣洒红块花朵，因此必须继续进行定向选育，稳定性况。

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》56页。灌木，树形紧凑，枝条较整齐，幼枝紫红色。叶色深绿，富光泽，长椭圆形，长5.9~6.8cm，宽2.2~3.4cm，略偏斜，先端突起，基部阔楔形。叶缘锯齿锐而均匀，表面侧脉下凹，细脉明显。花荷花型，着花少，单生。花色变化多端，底色有粉红与白色，粉红瓣上披挂稀疏白色条纹，白色花瓣上披挂有粉红或桃红线条，或桃红瓣上洒有白色线条；花径8.5~9cm，花瓣排列3~4轮，23~24枚，略向内扣，盛开后略向瓣背翻；雄蕊聚集花心，4~5束，50枚左右，开放时露出金黄色的花药；雌蕊存在或瓣化，偶能结果。花蕾绿色，桃子形，吐色时粉红色底上洒红斑块。花期3~4月。