Baishizi

Watanabe & Andoh, 1980, Tsubaki, Hana to Kino Bunka, p.146 as ‘Pai-shih-tzu’. Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.79: Leaves yellowish green, thick, large, 12.5 cm x 7cm elliptic, upper surface bullate, sunken mid-rib, petiole 14 mm long. Flower white, 10 cm across, 18-22 petals in 2 whorls; petaloid stamens, about 200, clustered in the centre, including a few large ones. Pistil degenerate. Buds round, rusty green. Flowers mid-season. Originated in China. Synonym: ‘White Lion’.

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》79-80页。树形开张，枝条稀疏而粗壮。叶绿黄色，质厚肥大，椭圆状，长12.5cm，宽7cm左右，椭圆状，大形，叶面略拱起，正面主脉下凹。叶柄长1.4厘米。花重瓣类皇冠型，白色，花径达10cm左右，大瓣排列2轮，18~22枚，中心聚集200枚左右的雄蕊瓣，尚有数枚雄蕊大瓣正居其中；雄蕊高度瓣化，雌蕊退化。花蕾近圆形，锈绿色，密被细绒毛。花期2月底~3月。原产四川。