Species
Camellia sasanqua
Etymology
Camellia: Named by Linnaeus after Georg Josef Kamel (21 April 1661 – 2 May 1706), 17th century Moravian Jesuit missionary and botanist who worked in the Phiippines.
Common Name(s)
sasanqua camellia
Authority
Camellia sasanqua Thunb
Family
Theaceae
Brief Description
Upright evergreen shrub to 5 m tall. "Leaves broad elliptic, 3–7 cm long and 1.2–3 cm broad, with a finely serrated margins. The flowers are 5–7 cm diameter, with 5–8 white to dark pink petals." (Wikipedia)
Flowers autumn to late winter.
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Flower Colours
Red / Pink
Year Naturalised
2010 (1st record was in Auckland)
Reason for Introduction
Ornamental
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared by Colin C Ogle, Sept 2016
References and further reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sasanqua
This page last updated on 27 Oct 2019