Family | Theaceae |
Scientific name | Camellia hiemalis Nakai |
Synonyms | Camellia sasanqua Thunberg cv. Fujikoana; Camellia sasanqua Thunberg cv. Hiemalis (Nakai) Tuyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kan-tubaki [winter camellia], shishi-gashira [rion heads] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) garden plants [native unknown] |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=90 |
Description | Leaves 2.5-6cm. Flowers red (pink or white), flowering in November to February. Evergreen. Shrub. |
December 2006 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
December 2006 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |