Hamada

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.316, p.160, description, p.185: Leaves elliptic to narrowly-elliptic, acuminate at the apex, venation slightly impressed, margins grossly crenate, 6.2-7.7 cm long x 2.4-3.3 cm wide, petiole 7 mm long, glabrous. Flow­ers single, cup-shaped, white, partly striped or minutely punctate with pink in various degrees (Spinel red 0625 -0625/3). - Hairy petals 2, normal petals 3, the largest 3.8 cm long x 4.2 cm wide, emarginate or lobulate. Stamen cluster 3.2-3.7 cm high, simple, anthers often partly changed to small, fan-shaped petaloids. Flowers late season. Originated by the famous painter, Mr Hamada, Tōjiin, Kyōto-shi, Japan.