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Qingkou Cha Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-15688

CountryChina

Year Published/Registered1621

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Qingkou Cha'

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Wang, 1621, Qunfangpu. Description not seen. Chen, 1688, Hiden Kakyō: Petals round and twisted with a shape like a bell. The name ‘Qingkou’ is now used for a new C.reticulata, the character for ‘qing’ (empty) being used by the C.reticulata. However Fang Shumei, 1930 listed ‘Qingkou’ with the character ‘qing’ for ‘bell’. Different reading: ‘Ch’ing-kou Cha’. Synonym: ‘Bell Mouth’. See: Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō, vol.306. Ichijima reprint, 1906, p.345. (Believed extinct)

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