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Camellia sasanqua Thunb.

Sasanqua camellia (en), Camélia (fr), Camélia d'automne (fr), Camélia de Noël (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Theaceae > Camellia

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3-6 m tall and spreads 3-4.5 m wide. The leaves are small. They are very shiny. The flowers are small and have a sweet scent. The flowers are white but coloured varieties with large flowers have been bred.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It is frost hardy but the flowers can be damaged by frost. They need moisture but benefit from good warm sun. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Thickets and grassy slopes in mountains. Forest openings.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

The oil needs to be refined before being used in food. The leaves are added to tea to give an aroma.
Uses dye environmental use material medicinal oil poison tea
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Demulcent (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Ointment-Base (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from cuttings, grafting or layering.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Camellia sasanqua leaf picture by Isabelle Bellin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Camellia sasanqua world distribution map, present in Brazil and United States of America

Conservation status

Camellia sasanqua threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:829970-1
WFO ID wfo-0000582652
COL ID Q9RM
BDTFX ID 12389
INPN ID 87590
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sasanqua malliflora Sasanqua vulgaris Camellia miyagii Camellia tegmentosa Thea miyakii Thea sasanqua Sasanqua odorata Camellia sasanqua var. angustifolia Camellia sasanqua var. fujikoana Camellia sasanqua var. lanceolata Camellia sasanqua var. latifolia Camellia sasanqua var. obtusifolia Camellia sasanqua var. serrata Camellia sasanqua
WorldFloraDB 2024