Crapnell's Camellia

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Crapnell's Camellia
Camellia crapnelliana
Camellia crapnelliana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia
Species: C. crapnelliana
Binomial name
Camellia crapnelliana
W. J. Tutcher
Fruit of Camellia crapnelliana
Fruit of Camellia crapnelliana

Camellia crapnelliana (Chinese: 紅皮糙果茶 or 克氏茶) is a 5-7 metre tall small tree with thickly leathery leaves and solitary and terminal flowers.

In 1903, the species was first collected and described by W. J. Tutcher from Mount Parker, Hong Kong; only one plant was found at that time [1].

In Hong Kong, it is distributed in Mount Parker and Mau Ping in Ma On Shan. It is also distributed in Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang[2].

The seed oil is edible.

It was introduced to Japan in 1968. Only a small number of plants have been cultivated in Japan because grafting on C. japonica or C. sasanqua is difficult [1].

In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Camellia crapnelliana Tutcher
  2. ^ Hong Kong Herbarium: Camellia crapnelliana

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