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Kikkō-tsubaki Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-9619

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1829

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Kikkō-tsubaki'

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Synonym

Kikkōba  Angyō, 1955, Shokubutsu Shunjū. Synonym for Kikkō-tsubaki.

Kikkōba-tsubaki  Watanabe, 1960, Kyōto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.1, p.57. Synonym for Kikkō-tsubaki.

Kikkoha  Fendig, 1953, American Camellia Catalogue.Different reading for ‘Kikkōba’, synonym for Kikkō-tsubaki.

Description

» English Description

Mizuno, Tada’aki, 1829, Sōmoku Kinyōshū: This is in the section for unusual leaves in which the pronounced veining looks like Tortoise Shell. Double, red flower. Resembles Shusugasane. See Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.7, p.169. Originated in Japan. (Believed extinct.) Synonyms: ‘Kikkōba’, ‘Kikkōha’, ‘Kikkōba-tsubaki’.

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Blooming Season Japan

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