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Komekō-shirafu Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-9967

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1828

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Komekō-shirafu'

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Komekō-shirahu  Watanabe, 1970, Kyōto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.10, p.139.Different reading for Komekō-shirafu.

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Mizuno, 1828, Sōmoku Kinyōshū in the section for white variegated leaves. Komekō is a personal name. Resembles Yamanashide-­suishō. See: Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.7, p.162. Originated in Japan. Different reading: ‘Komekō-shirahu’(Believed extinct.)

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