Hong Kong Camellia
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| Hong Kong Camellia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Camellia |
| Species: | C. hongkongensis |
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| Camellia hongkongensis Seemann |
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Camellia hongkongensis (Chinese: 香港茶, also Hong Kong Camellia) is a species of Camellia. It is a small evergreen tree which can grow to 10 m tall.
Its young branches are reddish brown. The leaves are leathery and oblong with 7-13 cm long. The young branches and leaf are glabrous.[1] Of the Camellia species native to Hong Kong, only this species bears red flowers.
In Hong Kong, three individuals of the species were first discovered in a ravine in Victoria Peak by Colonel Eyre in 1849; it is later found in Pok Fu Lam, Mount Nicholson, Mount Parker on Hong Kong Island. It is also found in Guangdong.[1]
Some living specimens are planted in the Shing Mun Arboretum.[1]
In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Forestry Regulations Cap. 96A.
It was introduced to Japan in 1958 from Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
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