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Jōhon Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-8929

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1695

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Jōhon'

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Jōbon  Watanabe, 1970, Kyōto Engei Kurabu; Tsubaki Tokushū, No.10, p.132.Different reading for Jōhon.

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Itō, Ihei, 1695, Kadan Chikinshō, vol.1: Medium sized, double, white. Resembles the Chinese bell-flowers, piled up. Originated in Japan. Different reading: 'Jōbon'. (Believed extinct.)(Believed extinct.)

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