Pazhen Dachashu 1

Pazhen Dachashu 1 （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 64 with detail description together with 5 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Variety Type] Wild close relative; [Place of Origin] Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province; [Storage Location] Menghai County, Yunnan Province; [Observation Location] Menghai County, Yunnan Province. Botanical Characteristics and Biological Traits: [Tree] Tree, upright habit, tree height 19.6 m, crown width 10.2 m x 10.1 m, basal trunk diameter 0.9 m, lowest branch height 1.5 m, sparse branching. [New Shoots] One bud one leaf stage in mid-February, one bud two leaves stage in late February, bud leaves green, hairless, one bud three leaves length 8.7 cm, hundred buds weight 121.0 g. [Leaves] Leaves grow slightly upward on the shoot, leaf length 13.0 cm, leaf width 5.1 cm, leaf area 46.4 cm², large leaves, long-elliptical shape; 8~10 pairs of veins, dark green leaves, flat surface, flat leaf body, leathery and relatively soft; leaf teeth blunt, medium density, shallow depth, cuneate base, gradually pointed tip, flat edge. [Flowers] Peak flowering period in early October, 5 sepals, green, hairless; corolla diameter 7.3 cm, 9~12 petals, white, thick texture; ovary 5-chambered, hairy, style length 1.5 cm, style tip 5-lobed, shallow cleavage, stamens and pistil equal height. [Fruits and Seeds] Fruits plum-shaped, fruit diameter 2.7 cm, fresh fruit skin thickness 4.2 mm; seeds spherical, seed diameter 1.8 cm, seed coat brown. Quality Traits: Spring tea, initial expansion of one bud two leaves, dry sample water extract 50.4%, caffeine 2.3%, tea polyphenols 29.1%, amino acids 1.5%, phenol-to-amino ratio 19.8. Resistant Traits: None.