What kind of flower is this?

Camellia oleifera It is a small tree of Theaceae and Camellia, with hairy branches. The leaves are leathery, oval, shiny at the top, brownish green at the bottom, and the reticulate veins are not obvious; The edge is serrated and the petiole is slightly hairy. Flowers vary in size, bracts and sepals are pilose; Petals broadly obovate, stamens free, ovary velvety, capsule spherical, seeds brown and glabrous.

It is distributed in Japan and cultivated in many places. There are cultivated varieties in China.

This kind of leaves are like tea and flowers are like plums, hence the name. Tea plum, with beautiful figure, elegant leaf shape, bright colors, long flowering period (1early October 165438+ to March of the following year), petite tree shape, low branches and easy pruning, is suitable for potted plants, courtyards, balconies, hotels and other ideal potted flowers.

(Reference source of the overview: China Natural Herbarium [1])

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Tea plum

Latin scientific name

Camellia? sasanqua？ Thunb。

Another name

Tea plum blossom

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morphological character

A small tree with furry branches.

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Tea plum

The leaves are leathery, oval, 3-5 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, with short and sharp apex, wedge-shaped base, and sometimes slightly rounded. The upper part is dark green after drying, shiny, and the lower part is brownish green, hairless, with 5-6 pairs of lateral veins, the upper part is not obvious, the lower part is visible, and the reticulate veins are not obvious; The edge is serrated, and the petiole is 4-6 mm long, with a little residue.

Flowers vary in size, 4-7 cm in diameter; Bracts and sepals 6-7, pilose; 6-7 petals, broadly obovate, nearly free, with different sizes, the largest being 5 cm long and 6 cm wide and red; Stamens free, 1.5-2 cm long, ovary velvet, style long 1- 1.3 cm, 3-lobed free.

Capsule is spherical, wide 1.5-2 cm, 1-3 cells, 3-lobed fruit, brown seeds and hairless. [2]