Hime

Hime (Princess). (C. lutchuensis). In 1991, Oda, a Japanese camellia expert, came to Taiwan for a visit and was introduced to Bami Garden in Hsinchu City. Single petal, white, 5 petals, very small wheel (2~3cm), strong fragrance, tree-like spreading, medium growth. This cultivar is quite close to C. lutchuensis, and also belongs to the C. X vernalis line, but the flower diameter is small, the petals and stamens are obviously different, the leaves are small and thin, but the fragrance is It is equal to each other; due to the characteristics of a lot of the original species of Lianrui tea, it is likely to be a variant or a wild natural seed selected.

Hime 姬 (Princess)（C. lutchuensis)。朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.125. 1991年，日本茶花专家太田(Oda)来台参访，传入新竹市八美园。单瓣、白色、花瓣5枚、极小轮(2〜3cm)、浓香、树性横张、长势中等。此品种与C. lutchuensis(琉球连蕊茶)相当接近，同样属于姬茶梅系（ヒメサザン力），但花径较小，花瓣与花蕊有明显的差异，叶片较小也较薄，但香味却是旗鼓相当；由于具有相当多连蕊茶原种的特性，因此很有可能是一个变种或野生自然实生种选出，目前找不出确实的种名，暂时以栽培种处理。

姬一新竹市茶花产销班，2005，山茶花名录，p.46. No.568.