Camellia azalea, native to the Ehuangzhang Provincial Nature Reserve in Yangchun City, Guangdong, China, is a national first-class protected plant in China.[3] The Chinese name of Camellia azalea is 杜鹃叶山茶/Rhododendron leaf camellia (dù juān yè shān chá),[4] because of its rhododendron-like leaf shape. Compared with other camellia species, the flower of Camellia azalea is more like Rhododendron, so it is commonly known as 杜鹃红山茶/Rhododendron red camellia.[5] It is also commonly known as 四季紅山茶/Four Seasons Red Camellia or 四季茶花/Four Seasons Camellia, because it can flower throughout the year, July-September is the most prosperous period of flowering, which is different from the habit of Camellia flowering in winter.[6]
| Camellia azalea | |
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| A specimen in the Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China. 2011 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Camellia |
| Species: | C. azalea
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| Camellia azalea C.F.Wei[2]
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Camellia changii (C.X.Ye) | |
It is a small tree or an evergreen shrub, and grows up to 4 meters tall. The plant tends to grow bright red flowers that can be found in clusters of 1 to 5 and of a size of 9-10cm in diameter.[7] Camellia azalea is a Critically Endangered species.[8]
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Fruit. Ovary 3- or 4-locular.
References
edit- ^ Rivers, M.C.; Wheeler, L. (2015). "Camellia azalea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T191808A97170940.
- ^ a b "Camellia azalea". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Camellia azalea C.F.Wei". Taipei Collectible Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "杜鹃叶山茶" (in Chinese). iPlant.cn 植物智. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "The giant panda in the plant kingdom—Rhododendron red camellia" (in Chinese). 自然生态保护共享平台. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Camellia azalea C.F.Wei". Taipei Collectible Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "NParks | Camellia azalea". www.nparks.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Camellia azalea". Global Trees. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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