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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> 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''''', 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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Revision as of 23:55, 9 November 2023
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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
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
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 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
Media related to Camellia cuspidata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Camellia cuspidata at Wikispecies
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