(C.japonica), Verschaffelt, 1852, Nouvelle Iconographie, Book 3, pl.4: Large blossoms of

unusual perfection with rounded, oval petals, decreasing with regularity, from the

circumference to the centre, of like form and a transparent pink colour, tinged cerise, and

veined a deeper shade with a few white stripes. Orthographic error: ‘Amalie’. It is of Italian

origin.