Qianjiazhai Dachashu 1

Qianjiazhai Dachashu 1 （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 54 with detail description together with 6 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Species Type] Wild relative species; [Place of Origin] Zhenyuan County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province; [Conservation Location] Ailao Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan; [Observation Site] Zhenyuan County, Yunnan Province. Botanical Characteristics and Biological Traits: [Tree] Tree, upright posture, height 25.6 m, canopy 22.0 m x 20.0 m, basal trunk diameter 0.9 m, lowest branch height 3.6 m. [New Shoots] One bud one leaf stage in mid-March, one bud two leaves stage in late March, buds and leaves yellow-green, hairless, one bud three leaf length 6.9 cm, weight of 100 buds with three leaves 107.2 g. [Leaves] Leaves grow at a slight upward angle on the shoot, length 14.0 cm, width 5.8 cm, leaf area 56.8 cm², large, elliptical; veins 10 pairs, deep green color, slightly raised surface, inward-curving leaf body, tough leathery texture; leaf teeth blunt, sparse, shallow, wedge-shaped base, gradually pointed tip, slightly undulating margin. [Flowers] Peak flowering in early November, calyx 5 portions, green, moderately hairy; corolla diameter 5.8 cm, 12 petals, white, medium texture; ovary 4-5 chambers, hairy, style length 1.2 cm, style apex 4-5 lobed, gynoecium low. [Fruits and Seeds] Fruit globose, diameter 3.8 cm, fresh fruit skin thickness 2.4 mm; seeds spherical, diameter 1.9 cm, seed coat brown, 100-seed weight 264.0 g. Quality Traits: None. Resistance Traits: None.