Camellia reticulata

Camellia reticulata

Taxobox | name = "Camellia reticulata"
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Theaceae
genus = "Camellia"
species = "C. reticulata"
binomial = "Camellia reticulata"
binomial_authority = Lindl.

"Camellia reticulata" (syn. "C. heterophylla" [http://www.uniklinik-saarland.de/med_fak/physiol2/camellia/register/species/spec_rs.htm Species R-S ] ] ) 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 [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32328/dist IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] ] .

It is a loosely-branched shrub or small tree, which can grow up to 10-15 metres in height. [ [http://www.huntingtonbotanical.org/Camellia/collections.htm The Hungington:The Camellia Garden] ] . The leaves are elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 5-11 cm long and 4-5.5 cm wide. The venation is obscure. [http://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/htbin/plant/image/get_logo_e?plno=56601011 Camellia reticulata Lindl.] ] . The flowers are 6-10 cm in diameter, soft-pink to deep-pink, with 5-11 petals. They are perulate, terminal or axillary [http://www.uniklinik-saarland.de/med_fak/physiol2/camellia/register/species/spec_rs.htm Species R-S ] ] ; flowering is in January to March in south-east China. [http://www.gene.affrc.go.jp/htbin/plant/image/get_logo_e?plno=56601011 Camellia reticulata Lindl.] ] . The fruit capsule is about 3.6 cm long and 4.6 cm diameter [http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?MIvalObj=bg_pow_20050221&MItypeObj=application/pdf&ext=.pdf The Week at the Garden: Camellia Fruit (21 February 2005)] ] .

ymbolism 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. [http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?MIvalObj=bg_pow_20050221&MItypeObj=application/pdf&ext=.pdf The Week at the Garden: Camellia Fruit (21 February 2005)] ]

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