Camellia cuspidata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Camellia cuspidata BotGardBln271207D.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Camellia

| species = cuspidata

| authority = (Kochs) H.J. Veitch 1912

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Camellia cuspidata, also known by the common name cuspidate camellia,RHS Plants. Available at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2840/Camellia-cuspidata/Details {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815162915/https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/2840/camellia-cuspidata/details |date=2022-08-15 }} [accessed 13/02/21] is a species in the genus Camellia, in the family Theaceae. It is native to China,{{cite web|url=https://www.tropicos.org/Name/31600005|title=Camellia cuspidata in Tropicos|access-date=2018-12-24|archive-date=2018-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224121956/https://www.tropicos.org/Name/31600005|url-status=live}} specifically the west. It occurs in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.Flora of China via eFloras. Available at: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109235524/http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014029 |date=2023-11-09 }} [accessed 13/02/21]

Description

C. cuspidata is an evergreen shrub which reaches up to 3 metres in height at maturity. It leaves are a glossy dark green, and its flowers, which measure 2–3 centimetres across, are pure white. It flowers from December–April, and fruits from August–October.

Etymology

Camellia is named for Georg Joseph Kamel (1661–1706), a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521866453}} (hardback), {{ISBN|9780521685535}} (paperback). pp 87, 129

Cuspidata means 'suddenly narrowed to a short, rigid tip', like a canine tooth.

Gallery

File:Camellia cuspidata in Auckland Botanic Gardens 01.jpg

File:Camellia cuspidata - Trengwainton Garden - Cornwall, England - DSC02518.jpg

File:Camellia cuspidata in Auckland Botanic Gardens 03.jpg

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