Takii & Co. Ltd., 1954, Engei Shinchishiki: Deep rose shading to red at the petal margins. Large, semi-double. Originated in Japan. Synonyms: ‘Utamakura’, ‘Tachikan-tsubaki’, ‘Hiryu’(Australia) ‘Australian Hiryo’, ‘Australian Hiryu’, ‘Kankobai’, ‘Nagoya-sazanka’, ‘Beni-sazanka’. Chinese synonym: ‘Kancilang’. For colour plates see: p.175, Macoboy, 1981, The Colour Directory of Camellias and pl.535, Encyclopedia of Camellias in Colour, vol.1, 1972, p.214. Very widely propagated in Japan and other countries.