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'''''Camellia cuspidata''''', also known by the common name '''cuspidate camellia''',<ref name="RHS">RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2840/Camellia-cuspidata/Details |
'''''Camellia cuspidata''''', also known by the common name '''cuspidate camellia''',<ref name="RHS">RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2840/Camellia-cuspidata/Details {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815162915/https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/2840/camellia-cuspidata/details |date=2022-08-15 }} [accessed 13/02/21]</ref> is a [[species]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Camellia]]'', in the family [[Theaceae]]. It is native to China,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tropicos.org/Name/31600005|title=Camellia cuspidata in Tropicos|access-date=2018-12-24|archive-date=2018-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224121956/https://www.tropicos.org/Name/31600005|url-status=live}}</ref> specifically the west.<ref name="RHS" /> It occurs in the provinces of [[Anhui]], [[Fujian]], [[Guangdong]], [[Guangxi]], [[Guizhou]], [[Hubei]], [[Hunan]], [[Jiangxi]], [[Shaanxi]], [[Sichuan]], [[Yunnan]], [[Zhejiang]].<ref name="eFlora">Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109235524/http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 |date=2023-11-09 }} [accessed 13/02/21]</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''C. cuspidata'' is an evergreen shrub which reaches up to 3 metres in height at maturity. It leaves are a glossy dark green, and its flowers, which measure |
''C. cuspidata'' is an evergreen shrub which reaches up to 3 metres in height at maturity. It leaves are a glossy dark green, and its flowers, which measure 2–3 centimetres across, are pure white.<ref name="RHS" /> It flowers from December–April, and fruits from August–October.<ref name="eFlora" /> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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''Camellia'' is named for [[Georg Joseph Kamel]] ( |
''Camellia'' is named for [[Georg Joseph Kamel]] (1661–1706), a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist.<ref name= "gledhill">Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521866453}} (hardback), {{ISBN|9780521685535}} (paperback). pp 87, 129</ref> |
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''Cuspidata'' means 'suddenly narrowed to a short, rigid tip', like a [[canine tooth]].<ref name= "gledhill" /> |
''Cuspidata'' means 'suddenly narrowed to a short, rigid tip', like a [[canine tooth]].<ref name= "gledhill" /> |
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[[Category:Camellia|cuspidata]] |
[[Category:Camellia|cuspidata]] |
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[[Category:Flora of China]] |
[[Category:Flora of China]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 19 January 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Camellia |
| Species: | C. cuspidata
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| Camellia cuspidata (Kochs) H.J. Veitch 1912
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Camellia cuspidata, also known by the common name cuspidate camellia,[1] is a species in the genus Camellia, in the family Theaceae. It is native to China,[2] specifically the west.[1] It occurs in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.[3]
Description
[edit]C. cuspidata is an evergreen shrub which reaches up to 3 metres in height at maturity. It leaves are a glossy dark green, and its flowers, which measure 2–3 centimetres across, are pure white.[1] It flowers from December–April, and fruits from August–October.[3]
Etymology
[edit]Camellia is named for Georg Joseph Kamel (1661–1706), a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist.[4]
Cuspidata means 'suddenly narrowed to a short, rigid tip', like a canine tooth.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2840/Camellia-cuspidata/Details Archived 2022-08-15 at the Wayback Machine [accessed 13/02/21]
- ^ "Camellia cuspidata in Tropicos". Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ a b Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 Archived 2023-11-09 at the Wayback Machine [accessed 13/02/21]
- ^ a b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 87, 129
External links
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Media related to Camellia cuspidata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Camellia cuspidata at Wikispecies
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