Bangma Daxueshan Dachashu 2

Bangma Daxueshan Dachashu 2 （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 72 with detail description together with 2 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Species Type] Wild relative species; [Place of Origin] Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang, and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Province; [Conservation Site] Daxueshan Nature Reserve, Shuangjiang, Yunnan; [Observation Site] Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang, and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Botanical Characteristics and Biological Traits: [Tree] Tree, semi-open canopy, height 25.0 m, crown spread 15.6 m x 12.0 m, diameter at breast height 1.3 m, lowest branch 0.1 m high, medium branch density. [New Shoots] One bud and one leaf stage in early March, one bud and two leaves stage in mid-March, buds and leaves green, glabrous; one bud with three leaves 6.4 cm long, weight of a hundred buds with three leaves 96.9 g. [Leaves] Leaves grow slightly upward on new shoots, length 12.9 cm, width 6.2 cm, area 56.0 cm², large, elliptical; 9–10 pairs of veins, green with gloss, flat surface, blade slightly folded inward, leathery and relatively stiff; leaf teeth sharp, dense, and medium deep, leaf base wedge-shaped, purplish red, tip gradually pointed, margin wavy. [Flowers] Peak blooming in mid-October, 5 sepals, green, glabrous; corolla diameter 4.4 cm, petals white, thin, glabrous; ovary 5-loculed, densely hairy, style 0.6 cm long, style divided into 5 at the tip, stigma elevated. [Fruit and Seeds] None Quality Traits: None Resistance Traits: None