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Hototogisu-tsubaki Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-7879

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1719

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Hototogisu-tsubaki'

Chinese Name

Japanese Name

Meaning

Synonym

Tuchuan  Based on the same characters as ‘Tu Chuan Cha’. Japanese reading Hototogisu-tsub­aki. Translation ‘Cuckoo’.

Description

» English Description

Itō, Ihei, 1719, Kōeki Chikinshō, vol.I; Itō, Jukyū, 1739, Honzō Hanamaki’e, as ‘Hototogisu’; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō, vol.306 as ‘Hototogisu­tsubaki’; Kasuya, Kamegorō, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki as ‘Hototogisu’: Red with 3-4 rows of petals. Snowy spots. Cylindrical stamen cluster. Sometime produces different coloured sports. Different reading: ‘Hotogisu’. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)

Flower

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Blooming Season Japan

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