Nanxiangzhen

Nanxiangzhen (C. kissi var. megalantha). China Regn. #2019-258. China Flowers & Horticulture, 2019, No.8, p.56. Originated and registered by Wang Xiangnan and others from Hunan Academy of Forestry. Collected fruit of C. kissi var. megalantha in 2004, and seedling firstly flower in 2013. Sepals yellow-green, slightly tomentose. Flowers rose red, single form, miniature, diameter 3.5-5.5 cm, 5-7 petals, oblong or obovate, apex concave, base nearly seperate, stamens slightly contiguous at the base of outer whorls, anthers yellow, Style 3-4 divided near base, lower than stamens in length, ovary hairy, dense flowering. Leaves green and bright, oblong to lanceolate, base cuneate, 4.5-6.5 cm long, 1.5-2.2 cm wide , with fine serrations; fruit spherical, about 1.5 cm in diameter. Plants relatively open, small shrubs, shoots pubescent, branches and leaves slender, and growth slow. The flowering period is from November to December.

南湘珍Camellia kissi. var. megalantha ‘Nanxiangzhen’. 中国茶花登录号：2019-258。《中国花卉园艺》2019年第8期56页。由湖南省林业科学院王湘南等培育并登录。本品种系2004年秋采集湖南省林业科学院山茶资源圃的大花短柱茶(C. kissi var. megalantha)果实，从实生苗中选育而得。2013年首次观测到其开花特异性。萼片黄绿色、略被短绒毛。花朵玫瑰红色，单瓣型，微型花，花径3.5～5.5 cm，花瓣5～7枚，长圆形或倒卵形，先端或内凹，基部近离生，雄蕊外轮基部略连生，花药黄色，花柱3～4深裂近底，低于雄蕊，子房被毛,开花稠密；叶片绿色光亮，革质，长椭圆形至披针形，基部楔形，长4.5～6.5 cm，宽1.5～2.2 cm，具细锯齿；果球形，径约1.5 cm。植株较开张，小灌木，嫩枝被柔毛，枝叶纤细，生长较慢，是一款䄂秀珍型品种。花期集中在11月至12月份。