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The golden camellia originated 170 million years ago, and is a first-class nationally protected plant in China. [3] The golden camellia is extremely demanding on the growth environment, its genes are extremely difficult to replicate, and, once transplanted, it is known to die or genetically mutate. [3] It is also threatened by habitat loss.
Camellia (pronounced / k ə ˈ m ɛ l i ə / [2] or / k ə ˈ m iː l i ə / [3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. [1] They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species; [1] almost all are found in ...
Camellia japonica, known as common camellia, [2] or Japanese camellia, is a species of Camellia, a flowering plant genus in the family Theaceae. There are thousands of cultivars of C. japonica in cultivation, with many colors and forms of flowers. Despite its common name, it is native to China, not Japan.
Camellias are long lived plants. I saw one in China years ago that they claimed was over 900 years old. Some say they are slow to get established but I have found that if you plant them in the ...
Theaceae (/ θ i ˈ eɪ s i i /), the tea family, is a family of flowering plants comprising shrubs and trees, including the economically important tea plant, and the ornamental camellias. It can be described as having from seven to 40 genera , depending on the source and the method of circumscription used.
Camellia taliensis (also known as Yunnan large leaf varietal tea, wild tea, Dali tea, Yunnan broad tea, Fried egg plant and others; 大理茶) is a small species of evergreen shrub whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus Camellia of flowering plants in the family Theaceae.
As of 2016, a number of camellia cultivars hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [1] Camellias are popular shrubs of medium to large size (typically 1 to 4 cubic metres (35 to 141 cu ft)), originating in China and the far east.
Camellia oleifera, which originated in China, is notable as an important source of edible oil (known as tea oil or camellia oil) obtained from its seeds. [2] It is commonly known as the oil-seed camellia or tea oil camellia, though to a lesser extent other species of camellia are used in oil production too.