Mura-odori

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.146, p.73, description, p.131: Branches spreading, leaves dark green, elliptic or narrowly obovate-elliptic, crenate, 7.3­9.1 cm long x 2.9-4.2 cm wide; petioles 9-12 mm long, glabrous. Flowers, single, rosy pink (Rose Madder 23/1) when fully open, petals are strongly recurved, 5-6 in number, largest, 5.6 cm long x 3.6 cm wide. Stamens 4 cm high, filaments pink. Flowers mid-season. Collected at the University of Tokio, Garden of Useful Plants in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.