Kara-tsubaki (Okumura) Believed Extinct

Okumura, ca.1810, Chinka Hini’i; Iwasaki, 1829, Honzō Zufu, Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō: Kasuya, Kamegorō, 1859, Tsubaki Irohanayose Irotsuki: Very large size, pure red, single, corolla convex, like a peony. Leaves large and lustrous. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.)