Camellia pitardii

Botanical Description

Camellia pitardii is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it usually grows from 3 - 7 metres tall, occasionally reaching 9 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. ]. The plant is often cultivated for its oil rich seeds, and is also often grown as an ornamental. Camellia pitardii has a wide distribution in southern China. This species is threatened by extraction of specimens for gardening or as root stock. However the scope and severity of this threat is not thought to affect the entire distribution of the species. 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. ].