Camellia rosmannii

Camellia rosmannii Ninh, Int. Camellia J. 30: 74 (1998) (1998).

Camellia rosmannii Ninh, Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

its native range is Vietnam.

Latin name:

Camellia rosmannii Ninh 

Family:

Theaceae Mirb. ex Ker Gawl.

Synonyms:

No synonyms are recorded for this name.

Vietnamese name:

Trà hoa vàng yên tử.

Describtion:

A shrub about 3 m tall, branches smooth, foliage coriaceous, elliptical, 10.5-13.5 cm long x 5-5.6 cm wide, bases broadly rotund or cuneate. with 9-11 pairs of lateral veins, margins serrulate: petioles, 6-7, long. Flowers, golden yellow in leaf axillaries and terminals. 4.5-5 cm diameter, short stems (1.5 mm long); bracts, 6; sepals, 6, subrotund; petals 15; stamens 3-3.2 cm long, those at the exterior connected at the base: ovaries 3 celled, styles free, 2-2.2 cm long, smooth; seed capsule globular, seed single in each locule, 1.8-2 cm in diameter.

Distribution: 

Vietnam (Nam Mau village, Yen Tu. Uong Bi district, Quang Ninh province (Typus Tran Ninh 95 I 2, Vietnam National University Herbarium)).

Ecological:

This species grows along the banks of the brooks in secondary forests, altitude about 150 meters. 

Flower times:

Flowering period: November to January. Fruits ripen in May..

Type:

Collector Team:

Tran Ninh 9512

Locality:

Nam Mau village, Yen Tu, Uong Bi district, Quang Ninh province

Type Herbaria:

holotype Vietnam National University Herbarium

Distribution Of Types:

Vietnam.

Pharmacology:

Uses:

Note:

This species is close to C. ellphlebia Merr. but with these differences: the flowers have very short stems; the seeds are tomentous. 

References:

https://www.ipni.org/n/1005990-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1005990-1

INTERNATIONAL CAMELLIA JOURNAL 1998 No. 30 An Official Publication ofthe International Camellia Society https://internationalcamellia.org/public/downloads/umjLV/ICJ_1998.pdf