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Sōtan (Katayama)

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-18322

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1979

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Sōtan (Katayama)'

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Sōtan  Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.70. Synonym for Sōtan (Katayama).

Description

» English Description

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.84, lower RH, colour photo, p.226, description: Small, white, 5 petalled single; petals rounded, overlapping, opening cupshaped, slightly reflexed; stamens in a compact cylinder, anthers yellow, filaments white, joined lower third, blooms early to mid-season. Leaves ovate to broad­ovate, mid-green, apex acute, margins serrulate. Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no Chinka, p.28 as ‘Katayama-sōtan’, Originated in Kansai area, Japan. Selected from the wild in Daitokuji Temple, Kyōto City. Sōtan was Grand Master of the Tea Ceremony in the 16th Century.

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