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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 [accessed 13/02/21]</ref> or the [[Chinese]] vernacular name '''连蕊茶''' (Lián ruǐ chá)<ref name="eFlora">Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 [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}}</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" /> |
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'''''Camellia cuspidata''''' is a [[species]] of ''[[Camellia]]'' from China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tropicos.org/Name/31600005|title= Camellia cuspidata in Tropicos}}</ref> |
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==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 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== |
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''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" /> |
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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] or the Chinese vernacular name 连蕊茶 (Lián ruǐ chá)[2] is a species in the genus Camellia, in the family Theaceae. It is native to China,[3] specifically the west.[1] It occurs in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.[2]
Description
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.[2]
Etymology
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]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2840/Camellia-cuspidata/Details [accessed 13/02/21]
- ^ a b c Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 [accessed 13/02/21]
- ^ "Camellia cuspidata in Tropicos".
- ^ a b Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 87, 129
External links
- Media related to Camellia cuspidata at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Camellia cuspidata at Wikispecies