Nioi-otome

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.75, p.38, descrip­tion, p.107: Leaves elliptic, shining dark green, venation impressed, 6-7.7 cm long x 2.6-4.1 cm wide; petioles 4-6 mm long, a little hairy. Flowers palest pink (paler than Rose-pink 427/3) petals 50-62, largest 4.1 cm long x 2.6 cm wide, bilobate at apex; inner ones smaller and irregu­larly wrinkled. Centre of flower, 7-9 petaloids and up to 15 stamens. Originated in Japan by Mr Keiji Matsui, Toyama Prefecture.