Camellia leptophylla

Botanical Description

Camellia leptophylla is an evergreen shrub or a small tree; it can grow from 2 - 5 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a tea. Camellia leptophylla is a species that is used for tea. Its full geographic extent is not certain, it is known to exist in Longzhou (Guangxi, China), but may extend to other parts of this region as well as into Xishuangbanna (Yunnan, China). There is also no threat or population information for this species and so it is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].