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Theaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Camellia furfuracea

Camellia furfuracea

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Camellia furfuracea is an evergreen shrub or small tree; it can grow 2 - 7 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 harvested for its seed, which is a source of oil. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental and can be used to make a hedge[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. Camellia furfuracea is widespread from southern China to Indochina. Although this species is affected by human activities such as deforestation, the species is not considered to be globally threatened. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, south Hunan, south Jiangxi), Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam
HabitatForests, forests along streams; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres[ 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. ].