Camellia caudata

Camellia caudata Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 978 (1829), nom. inval.

Camellia caudata Wall., Photo by Hoang  Thanh Son

its native range is E. Nepal to S. China, Hainan, Vietnam.

Vietnamese name:

Trà đuôi, Chè đuôi, Vĩ diệp sơn trà.

Chinese name:

长尾毛蕊茶 chang wei mao rui cha

Uses: 

Concentrated leaf extract is used externally to treat ulcers.

Distribution:

In Vietnam: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Binh Thuan. The tree grows naturally on limestone mountains.