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Shōkei-benikake Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-17922

CountryJapan

Year Published/Registered1829

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Shōkei-benikake'

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Shōkei-benikakari  Watanabe, 1970, Kyōto Engei Kurabu, Tsuabaki Tokushū, No.10, p.162.Different reading for Shōkei-benikake.

Syokei-benikake  Different reading for Shōkei-benikake.

Description

» English Description

Mizuno, 1829, Sōmoku Kinyōshū, vol.5: Cultivars with very large, white variegated leaves. ‘Shōkei’ is a personal name; ‘benikake’ is an old name for a flower which appears a pink colour. Different reading: ‘Shōkei-benikakari’, ‘Syōkei-benikake’. Originated in Japan. See: Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1966, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.7, p.162. (Believed extinct.)

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Blooming Season Japan

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