Hei'erhong

Chen, Shao Yun, 1985, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.64-65. Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.38, No.196, colour photo, No.105: Medium size, 10 cm across, purplish red, open, peony form with 7 large, outer petals and a centre with fascicles of stamens intermixed among a few erect centre petals. Blooms mid-season to late. Leaves dark green, broad-ovate, apices acute. Originated in Sichuan of China.

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》64-65页。小乔木，树冠开张。枝条较稀疏，幼枝紫红色。叶椭圆形至倒卵形，基部楔形，先端渐尖，黄绿色，具光泽，长10-11厘米，宽5-5.5厘米，叶背略拱起，叶肉有时鼓起，叶缘锯齿疏而浅，叶柄及叶基微呈红色，幼叶绿色；主脉隆起，侧脉微凸，细脉不明显。着花量较多，花开树冠内外，花深红色，重瓣类，有绒质感，芙蓉型。花径约10厘米，花瓣排列2-3轮，17片左右。雄蕊小瓣200余片，聚集花心为主，部分散生于瓣间，基部连生。雌雄蕊均已瓣化。花蕾近圆形，黄绿色有焦边，被浅褐色短绒毛。苞萼11-12片。花期3-4月。产四川。