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Year Published/Registered1949

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

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Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Xueta'

Chinese Name:雪塔

Japanese Name

Meaning

Synonym

Hsueh Ta  Savige, 1983, International Camellia Journal, No.15, p.47.Different reading for Xueta. (Snow Pagoda).

Pei Yang Cha  Yü & Feng, 1958, Yunnan Shan Chahua Tuzhi (Meaning ‘White Bud’).Different reading for ‘Baiyang Cha’

Yulinbai  Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.99. (White fish scales). Synonym for Xueta.

千叶白  雪塔的古名之一。

Description

» English Description

Huang Nursery Catalogue, 1949. Chang, Shao Yun, 1987, Camellias from Zhejiang, p.99, colour photo [p.135]: A white rose form double to formal double, 8-9 cm across, with 5-6 rows of emarginate, crinkled petals, loosely imbricated. Blooms mid-season. See colour photo, No.160, Gao & Zhuang, 1989, The Camellia in China, p.47, No.280. Originated in China. Different reading: ‘Hsueh-ta’.

» Chinese Description

雪塔 Camellia japonica ‘Xueta张永和等1985《永福茶花9页。(又名:观音白)灌木,主干青灰色,树势旺盛。叶长8-10厘米,宽4-5厘米,先端渐尖微下曲,基部楔形,呈长椭圆状;叶面青黄色,无光泽;叶背青白;主脉两边的侧脉不对接,脉胳明显;网脉较疏;叶质薄软;叶缘微波状,锯齿深锐;叶柄长1厘米。花径10-12厘米,雪白色,瓣薄,花成宝塔状,每瓣端有“V”形缺口。本品种耐寒性差,冬天应注意防冻。花期:十月至次年二月。

陈绍云等,1985《浙江山茶花》99页。周利主编、2011《川茶品种图鉴》 p.12。树势强健,树冠紧凑,成枝力强,分枝角度小,节间中长;叶深绿色,长椭圆形,先端渐尖,基部楔形,叶脉下凹,叶片略呈凹凸不平状,叶齿浅稀;花萼开张,花纯白色,花瓣卵圆形,质地厚实,呈覆瓦状排列,约120枚,外数轮花瓣反卷,内数轮花瓣边缘内扣,瓣尖略有缺凹,中心花瓣瓣尖不规则,花朵呈莲台状,完全重瓣型,花量中等,花径8cm-10cm,花期3月-5月,盛花期4月。

雪塔 Camellia japonica ‘Xueta’。汪亦萍、俞仲辂,中国建筑工业出版社,1989《山茶花》第52页。全文瓣型,又名观音白。小乔木,树势健壮,枝叶茂盛。叶椭圆形,质较软薄,新叶边缘呈波状。表面绿色,背面黄绿色,叶脉明显,微凸,锯齿细锐。长8厘米,宽4.2厘米左右。抦长1厘米。花纯白色,花瓣倒卵形,70余片排列成盆状。花径8-12厘米。花期:1月下旬-3月。


Flower

Flower Size8-12 cm

Blooming Season10-5 Month China

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