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Formosa Alba

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Id:ICR-5496

CountryItaly

Year Published/Registered1844

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Formosa Alba'

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Verschaffelt, 1844-1845, Catalogue, p.25. No description. Burnier & Grilli Catalogue, 1846-1847: Large flower, well imbricated. ‘Angulas’ is given as a synonym, but this is considered a variation of ‘Angulans’. ‘Formosa Alba’ is illus­trated and described in Verschaffelt, 1850, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book II, pl.II where it is given as an Italian seedling, pure white of faultless imbrication.

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