Camellia reticulata
| Camellia reticulata | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Camellia |
| Species: | C. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Camellia reticulata Lindl. | |
Camellia reticulata (syn. C. heterophylla[1]) is a species of Camellia native to southwestern China, in Yunnan Province. The wild populations are restricted to mixed mountain forest in western and central Yunnan.[2]
It is a loosely-branched shrub or small tree, which can grow up to 10–15 metres in height.[3] The leaves are elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 5–11 cm long and 4–5.5 cm wide. The venation is obscure.[4] The flowers are 6–10 cm in diameter, soft-pink to deep-pink, with 5–11 petals. They are perulate, terminal or axillary;[1] flowering is in January to March in south-east China.[4] The fruit capsule is about 3.6 cm long and 4.6 cm diameter.[5]
Symbolism and uses
It is the floral emblem of Yunnan. It has been cultivated for a long history both for tea oil and for its ornamental value.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Species R-S
- ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- ↑ The Hungington:The Camellia Garden
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Camellia reticulata Lindl.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Week at the Garden: Camellia Fruit (21 February 2005)