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Families and genera of Camellia

Camellia oleifera is an evergreen shrub and woody plant of Theaceae and Camellia.

The origin of tea plum

Tea plum is produced in the south of the Yangtze River, mainly in China's Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces along the Yangtze River and southern provinces; distributed in Japan; multi-cultivated, suitable for subtropical tree species.

Morphological characteristics of Camellia oleifera

Camellia, evergreen shrubs or small trees, up to 12 m tall, crown globose or oblate. The bark is grayish white and the twigs are hirsute.

Leaves alternate, elliptic to oblong-ovate, apex mucronate, margin serrated, leaf surface glossy.

The flowers are white and red, slightly fragrant, semidouble or semidouble. In addition to red, white, pink and other colors, there are many strange discoloration and red and white edges. The tea plum blossom is 3.5ml 6cm in diameter, fragrant and with a long flowering period. it can bloom from late October to April of the following year.