Xiaogude Dachashu 1

Xiaogude Dachashu 1 （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 84 with detail description together with 4 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Variety Type] Wild relative; [Origin] Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province; [Preservation Location] Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province; [Observation Site] Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. Botanical Characteristics and Biological Traits: [Tree] Tree, semi-spreading habit, height 10.8m, canopy dimensions 10.4m x 9.4m, trunk diameter at the base 0.6m, lowest branch height 0.1m, dense branching. [New Shoots] One bud, one leaf stage mid-March, one bud, two leaves stage late March, buds and leaves green, few hairs, one bud, three leaves length 6.9cm, weight of 100 buds with three leaves 106.1g. [Leaves] Leaves inclined upward along the shoots, leaf length 12.2cm, width 4.5cm, leaf area 38.4cm², medium-sized leaves, elliptic; 12-14 pairs of veins, dark green, slightly raised surface, inward-folded, leathery with medium hardness; leaf teeth sparse and sharp, medium density, shallow, leaf base wedge-shaped, apex gradually pointed, margin slightly undulating. [Flowers] Peak flowering early November, 5 green sepals without hairs, pedicel hairless; corolla diameter 4.6cm, 6-8 white, hairless petals, medium texture; ovary 5(4)-locular with hairs, style length 1.1-1.4cm, style apex 5(4)-lobed, shallow lobes, pistil low. [Fruits and Seeds] Fruit round, diameter 3.4cm, dried peel thickness 1.5mm; seed spherical, diameter 1.7cm, smooth brownish testa, 100 seeds weight 170.0g. Quality Traits: Spring tea, one bud and two leaves just unfolded, water extract 42.6%, caffeine 2.5%, tea polyphenols 22.1%, amino acids 3.2%, phenol/amino acid ratio 6.8. Resistance Traits: None.