Biology:Camellia azalea
| 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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| Binomial name | |
| Camellia azalea C.F.Wei[2]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Camellia changii (C.X.Ye) | |
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]
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]
Fruit. Ovary 3- or 4-locular.
References
- ↑ Rivers, M.C.; Wheeler, L. (2015). "Camellia azalea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2015: e.T191808A97170940. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191808/97170940.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Camellia azalea" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/930896-1. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ "Camellia azalea C.F.Wei" (in en). Taipei Collectible Botanical Garden. https://www.future.url.tw/plant/view/244.
- ↑ "杜鹃叶山茶" (in zh). iPlant.cn 植物智. http://www.iplant.cn/info/Camellia%20azalea.
- ↑ "The giant panda in the plant kingdom—Rhododendron red camellia" (in zh). 自然生态保护共享平台. http://djysc.bwwzz.cn/coohome/coserver.aspx?uid=E0C1ADA52ABE4B50B5DEC696983A3D4A&aid=33643AE1DD9D4394B0CF7A91E042236C&clid=&t=173.
- ↑ "Camellia azalea C.F.Wei" (in en). Taipei Collectible Botanical Garden. https://www.future.url.tw/plant/view/244.
- ↑ "NParks | Camellia azalea". https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/6/0/6083.
- ↑ "Camellia azalea" (in en-GB). https://globaltrees.org/threatened-trees/trees/camellia-azalea/.
Wikidata ☰ Q15390883 entry
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