(White Crane), (C.japonica), Yoshida, Shigekurô, 1933, Tsubaki Meikan; Tuyama, 1966,

Camellia Cultivars of Japan, colour pl.53, p.99 and Tuyama, 1968, Camellias of Japan, pl.16,

p.8, description p.89: Bush camellia of open, vigorous growth. Leaves, often large,

rhombo-elliptic gradually tapering to apex, somewhat concave on upper surface, laxly

undulate, evolute at margins. Flowers widely campanulate, strongly wavy at margins, reflexed

half above in full blossom, pure white with one or two short, thick or thin pink streaks.

Similar to Kamohonnami except for the red streaks. Similarly the tip of the style is exposed

before the bloom opens. Originated in Aichi Prefecture, Japan and first described by

Shigekurô Yoshida in 1933. ‘Haku’ is white and ‘Kaku’ is the common name for the red

crowned Japanese crane, so the name alludes to the short, red streaks on the big white petals.

See Satô, 1975, Chûbu no Tsubaki, p.22 as ‘Hakutsuru’; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979,

Senchinshû, p.112 & 237 as ‘Hakutsuru-Chûbu’. Different readings: ‘Hakuzuru’, ‘Hakutsuru’,

‘Hakukaku’. Synonym: ‘Hakutsuru-Chûbu’. Note: The orthography ‘Hakutsuru’ is retained

for the Higo camellia of the same characters.

Hakkaku-higo. Synonym for Hakutsuru. (Higo).