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Camellia japonica

Camellia japonica L.

camellia

Cultivar(s): 103J9, 14Fl38, April Blush, April Remembered, Beni-Wabisuke, Doctor Tinsley, Egao, Hana-Bishi, Kanyotai, Magnoliaeflora, Miss Charleston, Shunshoko, Snowdrift, White Finlander
Camellia japonica (Camellia)
Image ID: 57402
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CAJA9
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Camellia japonica
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-03-16

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id Cultivar_name Action
1208 103J9 View
1209 14Fl38 View
1210 April Blush View
1211 April Remembered View
1207 Beni-Wabisuke View
1212 Doctor Tinsley View
1226 Egao View
1213 Hana-Bishi View
1214 Kanyotai View
1215 Magnoliaeflora View
1216 Miss Charleston View
1217 Shunshoko View
1218 Snowdrift View
1219 White Finlander View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CAMEL2
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Camellia
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Camellia
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 100-300 species, shrubs and trees, of se. Asia.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: THEACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Theaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: D. Don 1825
FAMILY COMMON: Tea Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: With a more circumscribed definition (excluding Pentaphylacaceae), a family of about 9 genera and 450 species, trees and shrubs, of primarily tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Prince in FNA (2009); Prince & Parks (2001); Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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HEIGHT: 7-12 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree
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NATIVE RANGE: China, Korea & Japan
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SOIL MOISTURE: Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Part Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 7
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1013 1985-0711 View
1014 1985-0712 View
1015 1985-0713 View
1016 1985-0714 View
1017 1985-0715 View
1019 1985-0718 View
1020 1985-0719 View
1022 1985-0721 View
1023 1985-0722 View
1024 1985-0723 View
1025 1985-0725 View
2728 1987-0210 View
3614 1991-0285 View
3827 1991-0522 View
6841 1998-0047 View
6842 1998-0048 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
1892 1013 160 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1893 1014 160 NCBG staff 1981-03-31 View
1894 1015 160 NCBG staff 1981-01-08 View
1895 1016 160 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1896 1017 160 NCBG staff 1981-01-08 View
1897 1018 160 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1898 1019 160 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1899 1020 160 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
1901 1022 164 NCBG staff 1980-12-19 View
1902 1023 153 NCBG staff 1980-12-19 View
1903 1024 153 NCBG staff 1981-03-12 View
1904 1025 160 NCBG staff 1981-01-28 View
4546 2728 8 NCBG staff 1983-06-23 View
4547 2728 8 NCBG staff 1983-06-23 View
5908 3614 153 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
6136 3827 199 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
9703 6841 173 NCBG staff 1997-10-23 View
9704 6842 173 NCBG staff 1997-10-23 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CAJA9
USDA Common Name: Camellia
Native Status: L48 (I)
Distribution: USA (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Camellia japonica
COMMON NAME: Camellia
SYNONYMY: [= K]
PHENOLOGY:
HABITAT: Frequently cultivated, sometimes persistent around old home sites, at least weakly spreading near cultivated plants (Diamond 2013); native of China and Japan.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Camellia japonica.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Theaceae D. Don 1825 (Tea Family)
SUMMARY: With a more circumscribed definition (excluding Pentaphylacaceae), a family of about 9 genera and 450 species, trees and shrubs, of primarily tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.
REFERENCE: Prince in FNA (2009); Prince & Parks (2001); Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Camellia L. (Camellia)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 100-300 species, shrubs and trees, of se. Asia.
REFERENCE: Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Camellia japonica in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Camellia japonica in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Camellia japonica in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Camellia japonica in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Camellia japonica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Camellia japonica

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 57402 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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