Genji-shibori

Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.112, black and white photo; Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.II, 1978, colour photo, pl.436: Medium sized, open, peony form of about 30 petals with a white background having a fine peppering of soft rose dots and some streaks of deep rose and light rose. The centre consists of about 5 fasci­cles of stamens divided by small, erect centre petals. Leaves flat and lustrous, elliptical with acuminate apex and medium serrations. Late blooming. See colour photo & description, p.371, Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka and Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979. Senchinshū. pp.51, 213. Corruption of name: ‘Garneshiba’. Originated in Kantō District, Japan. A sport of Hikarugenji.

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.107.  源氏绞(Genji Dapple)。（C. hybrid)红山茶。1975，日本关东地区(Kantō)。 Hikarugenji (光源氏）的枝变种。玫瑰形、白色、浅粉色斑点、深粉及淡粉条纹、中轮、花瓣约30枚、花期3月。

淡交社.1989年. 《日本の椿花》.ｐ.371.   文化出版局. 1975. 《現代椿名鑑》. P112. 関東產. [花]白地に紅色の細かい縦絞りが所々に入る、牡丹咲き、大輪、3～4月。[葉]中型の長楕円形、鋭尖頭、葉面は波曲がなく、鋸歯は目立たない。　[樹]立性、強健。[来歴]光源氏の枝変わり。　文/桐野