Ukifune (1700) Believed Extinct

Chinka Zufu, (before 1700), Watanabe, 1969 pl.11: Dark red, sin­gle with rounded, slightly cordate petals and a central ring of stamens with a petaloid or two. See: Kyōto Engei Kurabu, 1963, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.4, p.88. Originated in Japan. Note: This is a heroine’s name in Genji-monogatari. A small boat floating in the stream symbolises her sad fate.(Believed extinct.)