Camellia yunnanensis | |
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In flower | |
Young foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Theaceae |
Genus: | Camellia |
Species: | C. yunnanensis
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Binomial name | |
Camellia yunnanensis |
Camellia yunnanensis is a 1.3–7 m tall shrub or small tree endemic to China.
Its leaves are elliptic to broad-elliptic or ovate-elliptic, bluntly acute. They are deep green. [2]
Its flowers is white, perulate and solitary. [3]
It is distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou Provinces, China. [1]
The plants was introduced to Japan after 1979 in the form of seeds and scions for grafting. [2]