Camellia semiserrata Chi

Oil Tea Camellia Superior Germplasm Resources, 2008, editor in chief by Chen Yonzhong, p.171. Synonym：‘Honghuayoucha’, ‘Nanshancha’. Evergreen trees, plant upright, foliage dense. Leaves elliptic, 10-20 cm long, margins sinuate, serrate. Flowers brilliant red, flowering in February to April, cup shape, petals 6-9, apex emarginate, stamens dispersed into 3-5 cluster in the center. Fruit mature in late October, diameter 6-12 cm, average 12%-15% seed weighted in each fresh fruit.