Lichan

Lichan (C. reticulata). China Regn. #2010-062. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2010, No.16, p.46. Records of Camellia Ancient Trees in Chuxiong, 2012, p.28 with colour photos. Maternal tree is located at the relic of Nianfotang Temple, Zixi Mountain, Chuxiong, China. Flowers deep pink, rose double to loose peony form, 13-14 cm in diameter; petals 28 in 4 -5 whorls, broad elliptic; stamens partly petaloidy, most divided into several fascicles in the center, pistils mostly rudimentary, a few developed and fertile. Leaves oblong, thick, 8-11.7 cm long, 3.4-4.7 cm wide, surface undulate. Plant vigorous. FI. late Dec. to next early Feb.

立禅 Camellia  reticulata‘Lichan’ 中国登录号：2010-062，《中国花卉园艺》2010年第16期46页。由张方玉命名，云南省楚雄市的楚雄茶花协会培育并登录。母树保存在楚雄市紫溪山茶花园内，植株高6米m，基围3.2m，丛生状，其中最大的三个分枝周长分别为37㎝、40㎝、40㎝，花玫瑰重瓣型至松散牡丹型，桃红色，花径12～14㎝，花瓣18～30枚，3～4轮排列，外二轮花瓣平，内轮花瓣曲折，雄蕊部分瓣化为小花瓣于花心，其余分数束夹生于曲折花瓣中。叶长椭圆型，质厚,长8.1～11.7㎝，宽3.4～4.7厘米，先端渐尖，基部楔型，叶面叶脉下陷，叶肉凸起。花期1月～2月。另参见：管开云、李纪元、王仲朗. 2014.《中国茶花图鉴》p. 272 识别点：本品种花桃红色，玫瑰重瓣型至松散牡丹型，叶长椭圆形，厚质，叶面波状起伏。