Shicenglou

Wang & Yü, 1980, Shancha Hua: Scarlet, peony form. Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.83: Peony form, spherical form double, flow­ers velvety scarlet, 10 cm across. Stamens highly petaloid, clustered together with petals like a ball. Pistil degenerate. Buds long ovate. Flowers mid-season. Leaves ovate, large, dark green, margins serrulate, veins prominent. A dwarf shrub. An ancient Chinese cultivar, originally named ‘Ceng Ceng Lou’ (Double Petalled Pomegranate), (personal ltr, Y.C. Shen).

十层楼 Camellia japonica ‘Shicenglou’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂，中国建筑工业出版社，1989《山茶花》第34页。武瓣型，矮灌木，宜盆栽。叶卵形，表面深绿色，长达9.1厘米，宽4.8厘米，锯齿细锐，中脉明显。花蕾长卵形，苞萼片绿色。花色大红，具光泽。花径约10厘米。花瓣重叠如楼。产于温州。花期：2月下旬-3月下旬。

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》83页。矮灌木。叶片卵形，形大，深绿色，叶缘锯齿细锐；主脉明显。全牡丹型，花大红色，具光泽，花径10cm左右，外轮大花瓣排成2轮，雄蕊高度瓣化，花瓣与雄蕊小瓣重叠如楼状；雌蕊趋向退化。花蕾长卵形，苞萼绿色。花期2月下旬~3月下旬。