Theaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Camellia reticulata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Camellia reticulata is an evergreen shrub or a tree; it usually grows from 4 - 15 metres tall, but is occasionally no more than around 2 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. ]. This species is an important oil crop in Yunnan, where the plant is harvested from the wild and also cultivated or semicultivated for its seeds. It is also often grown as an ornamental, there are several named forms some of which make good hedges. The demand from the horticultural industry is causing significant depletion of plants in the wild. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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

Native RangeE. Asia - S.W. China (Yunnan)

HabitatSparse forests, open pine forests, scrub and thickets on dry often stony hillsides; at elevations from 1,000 - 3,200 metres[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). , 180 Title Yunnan Camellias of China. Publication Author Kunming Inst. of Botany. Publisher Year ISBN Description Lots of information and good photos. , 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. ].