Wabisuke

Synonym：

Campanulata  Yashiroda, 1938. This name is an erroneous abbreviation for the early botanical classification Thea reticulata var. campanulata f. bicolor. The prior valid name is Wabisuke.

Campanulata Bicolor  SCCS, 1951, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. An abbreviation for Thea reticulata var. campanulata f. bicolor. The prior valid name is Wabisuke.

Hai Liu Cha  Chinese group name for wabisuke. Japanese reading: ‘Kairyu Cha’. Different reading: ‘Hailiuhua’.

Hon‑wabisuke  (Principal Wabisuke), Watanabe, 1960, Kyōto Engei Kurabu, Tsubaki Tokushū, No.1, p.55. Originated in Japan. Synonyms: ‘Daitokuji‑wabisuke’, ‘Kochō‑wabisuke’, ‘Wabisuke’.

Kairyu-cha  Japanese group name for Wabisuke. Ono, 1803, Honzō Kōmoka Keimō; Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō. Chinese reading: ‘Hailiu Cha’.

Kochō Yashiro, 1841, Kokon Yōrankō, vol.306. Japanese group name for C.wabisuke Makino.

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Nishiki-wabisuke Savige, 1974, International Camellia Journal, No.6, p.28. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Reticulata Bicolor McIlhenny, Jungle Gardens Catalogue, 1941. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Reticulata Wabisuke Wada, 1941, Japanese Garden Treasures, p.28. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Shibori-wabisuke Chūgai Catalogue, 1936-1937. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Tea Virtuoso Mason’s Nursery Catalogue, 1959-1960. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Wabasuki Geo. Jackman & Son, 1957-1958, Planters Handbook, No.19. Orthographic error for Wabisuke.

Wabesuki Stonehurst Nursery Catalogue, 1963-1964. Corruption of the Japanese name Wabisuke.

Wabiske Kitamura, 1950 as Camellia wabiske f. –bicolor. Note: The characters for ‘Wabisuke’ are usually pronounced as ‘Wabiske’ in Japan, although the correct transliteration is Wabisuke. The use by Kitamura has lead to the use of the form ‘Wabiske’ in botanical nomenclature.

Wabisuke f. bicolor Kitamura, 1950, Acta Phytotax. XIV.63. Specific designation for Wabisuke.

Wabisuke-shibori Kan, Yashiroda Ltd Nursery Catalogue, 1931-1932, p.8. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Wabisuke-tsubaki Itō, Ihei, 1935. Reprint of Zōho Chikinshō, 1710, by Kyōto Engei Kurabu. Synonym for Wabisuke.

Wabisuke-tsubaki-no-nakana (Wabisuke Camellia Group), Yokoyama, 1975, Gendai Tsubaki Meikan, p.243: From earliest times there have been Wabisuke Tsubaki Campanions, as they are known. While there is still this tradition, there have been added in modern times 20 varieties that have the following attributes in common: 1. Ovaries with silky hair. (3 exceptions). 2. Sexual organs retrogressive. 3. Seed cannot develop with rare exceptions. The variety has a small, cupshaped or campanulate flower with slender cylindrical stamens group with white or no anthers and flowers early season. The leaves are small, narrow-elliptic with sharp serrations. The actual origin of the Wabisuke Tsubaki is unknown. The Japanese word ‘Wabisuke’ has the connotation of loneliness or forlornness.

Wa-Bi-Suki Forrest, 1985, Trees and Shrubs Cultivated in Ireland, Corruption of the Japanese name Wabisuke.

Wabisuki Mount Congreve Garden Catalogue, 1967-1968, p.1. A corruption of the Japanese name Wabisuke.