Month: February 2014

Species: Camellia reticulata English Name: Common Tutcheria Chinese Name: 石筆木 Family: Theaceae Description: Trees or shrubs, (2-)4-15 m tall. Young branches grayish brown; current year branchlets green to pale brown, thick, pubescent but glabrescent. Petiole 6-13 mm, pubescent or glabrescent; leaf blade oblong to oblong-elliptic, rarely elliptic to broadly elliptic, (4-)6-10(-14) × (2.5-)3-5(-6.3) cm, leathery, abaxially pale green and…

Species: Ternstroemia microphylla English Name: Small-leaved Ternstroemia Chinese Name: 小葉厚皮香 Family: Theaceae Description: Shrubs or trees, 1-6(-10) m tall. Young branches slender, grayish brown, glabrous. Petiole ca. 3 mm, glabrous; leaf blade obovate, oblong-obovate, or oblanceolate, rarely narrowly elliptic to narrowly elliptic-oblanceolate, 2-5(-6.5) × 0.6-1.5(-3) cm, leathery to thickly leathery, abaxially pale green, adaxially green and shiny, both surfaces…

Species: Schima wallichii English Name: Darjeeling Gugertree Chinese Name: 紅木荷 Family: Theaceae Description: Trees 10-15(-20) m tall. Young branches grayish brown, glabrous, densely white lenticellate; current year branchlets yellowish pubescent, longitudinally ribbed; terminal buds white velutinous. Petiole 1-2 cm, yellowish villous; leaf blade elliptic to broadly elliptic, 8-17.5 × 4-7.5 cm, leathery, abaxially pale green becoming brown when dry,…

Species: Schima superba English Name: Gugertree Chinese Name: 木荷 Family: Theaceae Description: Trees 5-20 m tall. Young branches glabrous or puberulent. Petiole 1-2 cm, sparsely pubescent or glabrous; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 7-13 × 2.5-4(-6) cm, thinly leathery to leathery, abaxially pale green, sparsely pubescent or glabrous, and becoming yellowish green when dry, adaxially green, shiny, and glabrous,…

Species: Gordonia axillaris English Name: Hong Kong Gordonia Chinese Name: 大頭茶 Family: Theaceae Description: Photos used under a Creative Commons license References:  

Species: Eurya nitida English Name: Shining Eurya Chinese Name: 細齒葉柃 Family: Theaceae Description: Shrubs or trees, 2-5 m tall. Young branches grayish brown; current year branchlets yellowish green, slender, 2-ribbed, glabrous; terminal buds to 1 cm, glabrous. Petiole 2-5 mm, glabrous; leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or obovate-oblong, (3-)4-6(-7) × 1.5-2.5 cm, thinly leathery to leathery, abaxially pale green to…

Species: Camellia sinensis English Name: Tea; Tea Plant Chinese Name: 茶 Family: Theaceae Description: Shrubs or trees, 1-5(-9) m tall. Young branches grayish yellow, glabrous; current year branchlets purplish red, white pubescent; terminal buds silvery gray sericeous. Petiole 4-7 mm, pubescent, glabrescent; leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or oblong, 5-14 × 2-7.5 cm, leathery, abaxially pale green and glabrous or…

Species: Camellia oleifera English Name: Oil-tea Plant Chinese Name: 油茶 Family: Theaceae Description: Shrubs or trees, 1-5(-8) m tall. Young branches grayish brown; current year branchlets reddish brown, pubescent. Petiole 5-10 mm, pubescent; leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or obovate, 3-10(-12) × 2-4(-5) cm, leathery to rigidly leathery, abaxially pale green, sparsely pilose along midvein or glabrous, and becoming yellowish green…

Species: Camellia japonica English Name: Common Camellia Chinese Name: 山茶 Family: Theaceae Description: Shrubs or trees, 1.5-6(-11) m tall. Young branches grayish brown; current year branchlets purplish brown, glabrous. Petiole 5-10 mm, glabrous or adaxially pubescent; leaf blade broadly elliptic, elliptic, or oblong-elliptic, 5-10.5(-12) × 2.5-6(-7) cm, leathery, abaxially pale green and brown glandular punctate, adaxially dark green, both…

Species: Camellia hongkongensis English Name: Hong Kong Camellia Chinese Name: 香港茶 Family: Theaceae Description: Shrubs or trees, 2-10 m tall. Year-old branchlets grayish brown; current year branchlets reddish brown, glabrous. Petiole 0.7-1.3 cm, glabrous, adaxially grooved; leaf blade oblong, oblong-elliptic, or oblong-lanceolate, 6-12.5 × 2-4 cm, leathery, abaxially pale green, adaxially dark green and shiny, both surfaces glabrous, midvein…