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Higurashi Believed Extinct

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Id:ICR-7400

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1789

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Higurashi'

Chinese Name:日暮

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Higrasi  Hazlewood & Jessep, 1972, Checklist - Camellia Cultivars from Nursery Catalogues, p.102. Corruption of the Japanese name Higurashi.

Higure  Cho [before 1867] Chinkafu, p.24, 25.Different reading for Higurashi.

Rimu  Gao, Jiyin, 2007, The Identification....Outstanding Camellias, p.407; Chinese synonym for the Japan C.japonica Higurashi.

Description

» English Description

Shirai-Bunko, 1789, Shoshiki Hanagatachō: Large to medium size, single, red flower. Originated in Japan. See Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1964, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.5, p.79. (Believed extinct.)

» Chinese Description

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪,2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》,第115页。来源:日本静冈一带。花白色至淡红色,有宽窄不等的红色条纹,边缘渐呈白色,半重瓣型,中到大型花,花瓣宽圆形,2〜3轮松散排列,瓣面可见深红色脉纹,花心有金黄色筒状雄蕊,花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色,小椭圆形,光完,边缘略呈波浪状,植株立性,生长旺盛。花期晚。

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