Description
Camellia semiserrata Chi. (Camellia semiserrata Chi.) is an evergreen tree of the Camellia genus Camellia, with a height of 8 meters and twigs without hair. The leaves are oval or obovate-elliptic, 9-22cm long, sharply pointed at the apex, slightly rounded at the base, side veins 6-7 on each side, and serrated on the upper half of the edge (some varieties have no serrated); petiole length 1.5-2.5 cm. Flower terminal, red, sessile; bracts glabrous; petals 8-9 cm, 3cm long, basally connected; stamens 5 rounds, outer round filament tube slightly pilose; ovary glabrous, style 2.5cm long, 3 lobed. Capsules are long spherical and oblate, with a diameter of up to 12 cm. The pericarp is woody, shiny, glabrous, and 2-3 cm thick. There are 5 seeds per chamber, and up to 30 seeds per fruit. The ovary is glabrous, and the capsule is particularly large. The skin is woody, with a thickness of 1-3 cm, which is clearly different from those with hairy, light woody or corky skins. The main planting areas are now in Guangdong and Guangxi, and they are found in Hunan, Hainan, Fujian and other places. The main place of origin in Guangxi is the area around Teng County, Wuzhou.
