Id：ICR-6783
Country：Japan
Year Published/Registered：1800
Cultivar Type：For Ornamental
AGM Type：
Scientific Name：Camellia 'Hakutaka'
Species/Combination：Higo
Chinese Name：
Japanese Name：肥後白鷹 ひごはくたか
Meaning："Haktaka" of Higo
Synonym：
Hakutaka(Higo) Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.112, lower corner. Synonym for Hakutaka.
Higo-hakutaka Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.78, p.62. Synonym for the Higo camellia Hakutaka.
Shirataka (White Hawk), (Higo), Cho, [Ca. 1800], Chinka fu, illustr. [p.12-13]: Large leaves. Snow white. Adachi, 1960, Camellia. Its Appreciation and Artistic Arrangements, p.69 as ‘Shira-Taka’ = ‘Haku-Taka’: White. 10 cm across with 6 petals. Stamens, 120 or more, fully open, yellowish. Leaves large, ovate to broad-elliptic, venation heavy.Different readings: ‘Hakutaka’, ‘Shirotaka’. Synonym: ‘Higo-hakutaka’. See colour photos: Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.I, 1972, pl.78, pp.62, 302 as ‘Higo-hakutaka’. Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979 Senchinshū, p.112 as ‘Hakutaka-higo’. Originated in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. In Japan theDifferent reading Hakutaka is commonly used for this cultivar and this is accepted to differentiate this cultivar from others of the same name characters.
White Hawk Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Dictionary of Camellias, p.137. Synonym for Hakutaka.
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» Japanese Description
講談社 1975年 《現代椿集》 P.302. 熊本産 「花」純白色で弁縁は波状に隆起する。一重、大輪、3月中～下旬。「葉」楕円形。「樹」樹勢旺盛。結実する。 文/栗屋
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Flower Size： 10-13 cm
Blooming Season： Japan
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