Bangwai Dachashu 1

Bangwai Dachashu 1 （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 68 with detail description together with 5 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Variety Type] Wild close-relative species; [Origin] Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province; [Conservation Location] Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province; [Observation Location] Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Botanical and Biological Characteristics: [Tree] Small tree, semi-spreading habit, tree height 11.8 m, crown width 9.0 m x 8.2 m, trunk diameter at base 1.1 m, lowest branch height 0.7 m, dense branching. [New Shoots] One bud one leaf stage in early March, one bud two leaves stage in mid-March, buds and leaves yellow-green with slight purple, glabrous, one bud three leaves length 6.9 cm, weight of 100 shoots with three leaves 102.5 g. [Leaves] Leaves grow slightly upward, leaf length 12.6 cm, leaf width 5.1 cm, leaf area 45.0 cm², large leaves, oblong-lanceolate; 12 pairs of veins, dark green color, slightly raised surface, flat leaf blade, leathery and relatively tough; leaf teeth blunt, medium density, medium depth, wedge-shaped base, gradually pointed tip, slightly undulate margin. [Flowers] Full bloom in mid-October, 5 sepals, green, glabrous; corolla diameter 4.9 cm, 11 petals, white, thin texture; ovary 5-loculed, hairy, style 1.8 cm long, style apex 5-cleft, shallow split, pistil protruding. [Fruits and Seeds] Fruit triangular, fruit diameter 3.8 cm, fresh fruit skin thick; seeds spherical, seed diameter 1.7 cm, seed coat brown. Quality Traits: Spring tea at one bud two leaves initial expansion stage, water extract of dried sample 47.1%, caffeine 3.6%, tea polyphenols 29.4%, amino acids 2.1%, ratio of polyphenols to amino acids 14.0. Resistance Traits: None