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Zhenzhu Cha Believed Extinct

Last Updated:2019/4/10 9:11:17 By:wangzhonglang
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Id:ICR-21645

CountryChina

Year Published/Registered1621

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Zhenzhu Cha'

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Meaning

Synonym

Chen Chu  Ichijima, Kenkichi, ed.1906, Kokon Yōrankō, reprint of Yashiro Kōken, 1841.Different reading for ‘Zhenzhu’, synonym for Zhenzhu Cha.

Grijsii Double  Cowell’s Camellia Nursery Catalogue, Camden, NSW, Australia, p.6. Synonym for Zhenzhu Cha. See ICS Register, p.2038.

Kikkacha  Funaki-en Camellia Mail Order List, No.8, 1986-1987, p.15. Japanese synonym for the Chinese C.grijsii Zhenzhucha.

Pearl  Bartholomew, 1982, American Camellia Yearbook, p.149. Synonym for Zhenzhu Cha.

Zhenzhu  Fang, 1930, Diannan Chahua Xiaozhi. Synonym for Zhenzhu Cha.

Description

» English Description

Wang, 1621, Qunfangpu: Petals are fragmented and the colour pale red. Originated in China. (Believed extinct.)

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