Camellia THEACEAE Schima 



Lvs. small, elliptic-obovate, rounded to obtuse, 1.5-4 cm. long; 

 margin finely serrate from middle to apex, entire towards the 



cuneate base 5. C. micvophylla 



Lvs. large, elliptic to ovate, acute or acuminate at tip, 3-9 cm. 

 long; margins serrate or nearly entire: ovary hirsute. 

 Fls. 7-12 cm. across, usually red or pink, occasionally white; 



ovary and styles glabrous 6. C. japonica 



Fls. 3-5 cm. across, white; ovary villous 7. C. drupifera 



1. Camellia caudata Wall. (H.F. 1:293). Shrub or small tree; fls. white, IV; fr. 

 VIII-IX, subglobose. Himalaya, southern China; Indo-China; locally in Hu., Ki. 

 Brushland. 



2. Camellia sinensis (L.) Ktz. Tea £ (Ch'a) (B.M. 672). Shrub or tree, to 10 m.; 

 fls. white, X; fr. VIII-IX, 3-lobed. India, China; locally in An., Che., Hun., 

 Hup., Ki., Ku. Cultivated, leaves. Fig. 242. 



3. Camellia cuspidata (Kochs) Veitch U_I >iV" (Shan Ch'a; Mountain Tea) (R.M. 634). 

 Shrub, to 2m.; fls. white, IV-VI; fr. VIII-IX. China; locally in An., Che., Hun., 

 Ki. Forest. 



4. Camellia fraterna Hance (ASNP IV. 18:218). Shrub, to 5m.; fls. white, IV; fr. 

 VIII-IX. China; locally in An., Che., Hup. Brushland. 



5. Camellia microphylla (Merr.) Chun (Thea microphylla Merr.) (AA.J. 8:9). Shrub; 

 fls. IV; fr. VIII-IX. China; locally in An., Ki. Forest. 



6. Camellia japonica Linn. [il?t'cTt (Shan Ch'a Hua; Mountain Tea-flower) (R.M. 

 633). Shrub or tree, to 15m.; fls. red, pink or white, IV-VI; fr. IX-X. China, 

 Japan; locally in An., Che., Ku. Planted, ornamental. 



7. Camellia drupifera Lour. {Thea oleosa Lour.; C. oleifera Abel) ^% (Yu Ch'a) 

 (M.L. 266). Shrub or tree; fls. white, X; fr. 25-35 mm. long, VIII-IX. China, 

 Indo-China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Forest and cultivated, 

 seeds. 



2. Stewartia Linn. ^MM (Tzu Heng Shu) 

 Deciduous shrubs or trees with smooth bark and short-petioled membranous lvs.: 

 stamens united and joined to the petals at the base: capsule angular, with sharp beak, 

 dehiscent: seeds few, flattened, often narrowly winged. 6 species, eastern Asia; one 

 in China. (After John Stuart, 1713-1792, Earl of Bute, a patron of botany.) 



1. Stewartia sinensis Rend. & Wils. %M (Tzu Heng; Purple Stem) (R.M. 635). 

 Shrub or tree, to 10m.; fr. VIII-IX; seeds winged. Central China; locally in 

 An., Che., Ki., Hup. Forest. Fig. 243. 



Stewartia gemmata Chien & Cheng (Sc. C. 6:66) has been described to include forms with 

 more pubescent leaves and fruits than are found in the type of S. sinensis (Wilson 2148 from 

 Hupeh), but the degree of hairiness of leaves and fruits appears to vary greatly throughout 

 the range. These plants are believed to occur more commonly in Kiangsi, Anhwei and 

 Chekiang than in Hupeh. 



3. Schima Reinw. ex Blume JfJ^Mi (Ma Ho Shu) 



Evergreen trees or shrubs: lvs. simple, crenate or serrate: peduncles axillary, 



usually 1-fld.: fls. showy; sepals and petals 5; petals white, connate at base; stamens 



numerous, joined to the base of the petals; ovary 4-6-celled: capsule woody, subglobose, 



truncate at top, with short columella, dehiscent; seeds flattened, reniform, with a 



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