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Camellia reticulata

C. reticulata cv ‘Captain Rawes’; garden shrub, planted, Hawera.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 30/08/1964, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

to-tsubaki, Yunnan camellia

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Simplified description

Large shrub or small tree up to 15 m tall. Large (75 - 250 mm diameter) red to pink (rarely white) flowers.

Flower colours

Red/Pink

Habitat

Self-establishes from seed near mature planted specimens.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Camellia

Family

Theaceae

Authority

Camellia reticulata Lindl.

Synonyms

Many synonyms and cultivar names, some based on hybrids with other Camellia spp. e.g. see http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/

Ecology

Fruiting

Seeds set spontaneously in gardens in New Zealand and seedlings appear in ground close to flowering plants

Year naturalised

2013

Origin

Yunnan Province, South-west China

Other information

Etymology

camellia: Named by Linnaeus after Georg Josef Kamel (21 April 1661 – 2 May 1706), 17th century Moravian Jesuit missionary and botanist who worked in the Phiippines.

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