Camellia sasanqua
Common name
sasanqua camellia
Family
Theaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
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.
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Year naturalised
2010 (1st record was in Auckland)
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
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.
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared by Colin C Ogle, Sept 2016
References and further reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sasanqua