Camellia sasanqua
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Camellia sasanqua, with common name sasanqua camellia,[1] is a species of Camellia native to southern Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands and Shikoku).[1] It is usually found growing up to an altitude of 900 m (3,000 ft).
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Theaceae |
Genus: | Camellia |
Species: | C. sasanqua |
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Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall, this evergreen shrub has leaves that are broad elliptic, 3–7 cm long and 1.2–3 cm broad, with finely serrated margins. The flowers are 5–7 cm in diameter, with 5–8 white to dark pink petals.