Huazhuliangzi Dachashu 3

Huazhuliangzi Dachashu 3 （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 62 with detail description together with 2 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Species Type] Wild close-relative species; [Place of Origin] Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province; [Preservation Location] Menghai County, Yunnan Province; [Observation Location] Menghai County, Yunnan Province. Botanical Characteristics and Biological Traits: [Tree] Tree, upright form, height 6.7m, crown 1.4m x 1.5m, basal trunk diameter 0.5m, lowest branch height 0.2m, sparse branching. [New Shoots] One bud one leaf stage in late February, one bud two leaf stage in early March, buds and leaves green, glabrous; one bud three leaf length 6.9cm, hundred-bud weight 108.2g. [Leaves] Leaves grow slightly upward on shoots, length 12.6cm, width 5.8cm, area 51.2cm², large and elliptical; 8–11 pairs of veins, dark green, leaf surface flat, leaf blade flat, leathery and relatively hard; teeth blunt, medium density, shallow depth, base wedge-shaped, apex gradually pointed, margin flat. [Flowers] Full bloom in early October, 5(6) green, glabrous sepals; corolla diameter 5.5cm, 8–12 white petals, thick texture; ovary 5-locular, hairy, style length 1.6cm, style apex 5-lobed, shallow lobes, low pistil. [Fruits and Seeds] Fruit plum-shaped, diameter 2.7cm, fresh fruit skin thickness 2.5mm; seeds spherical, diameter 1.6cm, seed coat brown. Quality Traits: None Resistance Traits: None