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Camellia taliensis

Planted shrub in flower, Bason Botanic Gardens, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 04/07/2012, 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>

Leaf of planted fruiting shrub, Bason Botanic Reserve, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 04/07/2012, 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>

Open capsule on planted tree; Bason Botanic Gardens, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 04/07/2012, 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>

Self-established seedling near planted fruiting shrub, Bason Botanic Gardens, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 04/07/2012, 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

fried egg plant

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Cream, White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Camellia

Family

Theaceae

Authority

Camellia taliensis (W.W.Sm.) Melch.

Synonyms

Polyspora yunnanensis Hu ; Gordonia yunnanensis

Ecology

Year naturalised

2010

Origin

Yunnan Province, China

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Life cycle and dispersal

Woody shrub. Seed is produced; seedlings found close to flowering shrubs

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.

Referencing and citations

Attribution

Fact sheet prepared for NZPCN by by Colin Ogle 6 March 2014.

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