(C.japonica), van Houtte Catalogue, 1841, 7:6: Delightful pink camellia. Berlèse, 1849,

Annales de la Société Central d’Horticulture de France, vol.40, p.280: Flower 10-11 cm

across, peony form, sometimes an irregular rose form, of a very bright salmon orange red,

tinted with rosepink. Exterior petals in 3-4 rows, ample, sometimes with double notches,

veins of carmine, wavy and well positioned. The centre is composed of groups of small petals

of many shapes, narrow, confused, innumerable, sometimes complete petals; others, whitish

petaloids; corolla broad, flat, compact. Originated by van Houtte, Belgium. Orthographic

errors: ‘Diamandina’, ‘Diamentina’, ‘Diamandiana’.

Diamentina. Newman, 1849, The Florist, p.95. Orthographic error for Diamantina.