(Serrated Leaves Camellia), (C.japonica), Kasuya, Kamegorô, 1859,

TsubakiIrohanayose Irotsuki; (JCS., 1969, Tsubaki, No.7, p.37.); Itô, Ko’emon,

1879, Chinkashû: Small, single red flower, widely open. Leaves having very coarse,

saw-like serrations on the margins. Originated in Kantô area, Japan. Synonym:

‘Nokogiriba’. Different reading: ‘Nokogiba-tsubaki’. Has sometimes been

confused with Hiiragi-tsubaki. (Holly Leaf). For colour photos and

 descriptions see: Tuyama, 1966, Camellia Cultivars of Japan,

pp.378, 379; Seibundô Shinkôsha, 1979, Senchinshû, pp.110, 236;

Yokoyama & Kirino, 1989, Nihon no

Chinka, p.167. Chinese synonym ‘Juyechun’.