Camellia rosaeflora - Camellia rosaeflora

... C . cuspidata Wright ex Gard. and C. fraterna Hance are species with small leaves and flowers and white flowers, and are closely related to the Japanese camellia that grows wild in Okinawa. In addition, species with small pink flowers such as C. maliflora Lindl. and C. rosaeflora Hook., whose origin is unknown, are also cultivated. [Susumu Ishizawa]
[Cultivated Camellia species]
The appreciation of camellias passed through the Muromachi and Momoyama periods, when the tea ceremony and flower arrangement were developed, and by the mid-Edo period it had become widespread among the general public, with over 600 descriptions of camellias in the "Illustrated Guide to Camellias" of that time.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Camellia rosaeflora" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…トガリバサザンカC.cuspidata Wright ex Gard.，シラハトツバキC.fraterna Hanceなどは，葉，花とも小さく，白花の種で，沖縄に野生しているヒメサザンカに近縁のものである。また原産地がわかっていないテマリツバキC.maliflora Lindl.やカメリア･ロサエフロラC.rosaeflora Hook.のような桃色で小さな花をもつ種も栽培されている。【石沢 進】
［ツバキの園芸種］
　ツバキの観賞は，茶道や華道の発達した室町･桃山時代を経て，江戸中期には広く一般庶民の間にも普及し，当時の《椿花図譜》には600を越える記載がある。…

※「カメリア・ロサエフロラ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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