Camellia reticulata

Camellia reticulata (syn. C. heterophylla[3]) 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.[1]

Camellia reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia
Species:
C. reticulata
Binomial name
Camellia reticulata
Synonyms[2]
  • Camellia albescens H.T.Chang
  • Camellia albosericea H.T.Chang
  • Camellia bailinshanica H.T.Chang, H.S.Liu & G.X.Xiang
  • Camellia bambusifolia H.T.Chang, H.S.Liu & Y.Z.Zhang
  • Camellia borealiyunnanica H.T.Chang
  • Camellia brevicolumna H.T.Chang, H.S.Liu & Y.Z.Zhang
  • Camellia brevigyna H.T.Chang
  • Camellia brevipetiolata H.T.Chang
  • Camellia chunii H.T.Chang
  • Camellia heterophylla Hu
  • Camellia huiliensis H.T.Chang
  • Camellia jinshajiangica H.T.Chang & S.L.Lee
  • Camellia kangdianica H.T.Chang, H.S.Liu & G.X.Xiang
  • Camellia kweichowensis H.T.Chang
  • Camellia lanosituba H.T.Chang
  • Camellia oligophlebia H.T.Chang
  • Camellia paucipetala H.T.Chang
  • Camellia pentapetala H.T.Chang
  • Camellia pentaphylacoides H.T.Chang
  • Camellia pentaphylax H.T.Chang
  • Camellia phelloderma H.T.Chang, H.S.Liu & Y.Z.Zhang
  • Camellia stichoclada H.T.Chang
  • Camellia subliberopetala H.T.Chang
  • Camellia xichangensis H.T.Chang
  • Camellia xylocarpa (Hu) H.T.Chang ex H.T.Chang & B.Bartholmew
  • Desmitus reticulata (Lindl.) Raf.
  • Thea reticulata (Lindl.) Pierre
  • Yunnanea xylocarpa Hu

It is a loosely branched shrub or small tree, which can grow up to 10 to 15 meters (33 to 49 ft) in height.[4] The leaves are elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 5–11 centimetres (2.0–4.3 in) long and 4–5.5 centimetres (1.6–2.2 in) wide. The flowers are 7–10 centimetres (2.8–3.9 in) in diameter, or larger in some cultivars, soft-pink to deep-pink and rarely almost white, with 5–7 petals or more in some cultivars,[5] and are produced in sub-terminal or axillary positions on the branch.[5] The fruit is a light brown, three-segmented capsule, about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in diameter that ripens in the fall[6] This Camellia is very susceptible to cold weather and has a late blooming season; August through October in the southern hemisphere and March through May in the northern hemisphere.[7]

Symbolism 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.[8]

In 1820, Captain Richard Rawes of the East Indiaman Warren Hastings imported the first reticulata to England, (named 'Captain Rawes'). It remained the only known reticulata cultivated in Europe for over a century.[9]

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  2. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. Species R-S Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "The Huntington:The Camellia Garden". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. Tianlu Min and Bruce Bartholomew (2007), "Camellia reticulata", Flora of China online, 12, retrieved 21 April 2015
  6. "A Fresh Look at Camellia reticulata". Articles Pacific Horticulture. Pacific Horticulture. January 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. "Gardenia:All you need to know". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. "Camellias from China". Rhododendron Dell Plant collections. Dunedin Botanic Garden. 8 Mar 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. Camellias.pics: Photographic nomenclature of Camellias. Accessed 2 September 2016.


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