Shūgaku-in

Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.111, p.56, description, p.120: Leaves broadly elliptic, coarsely serrate, deep green, 5.1-9.4 cm. long x 2.6-4.7 cm wide, petiole 6-8 mm long, more or less hairy. Flowers broadly cup-shaped, petals, 5-7, pink (Spinel pink 0625/2) on outer side, paler pink (Rhodomine pink 621/3) on inner with deeply coloured veins. Stamen cluster, cylindrical and stout, 3.5-4.3 cm. long, with large anthers and pale yellow filaments. Flowers early to late. Originated in Momoyama, Fushimi-ku, Kyōto City, Japan. Different reading: ‘Syūgaku-in’.