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Records of Camellia Ancient Trees in Chuxiong, p.54 with colour photos. Maternal plant is located at the west relic of Guzhulin Temple, Zixi Mountain, Chuxiong, China. Named by Zhang Fangyu. Flowers rose form double, deep pink, 6-7 cm diameter. Petals 15-22, sub-circular, mostly flat. Stamens rudimentary and only some fertile. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 9-12 cm x 4-5 cm, thick, apices acuminate to caudate, margins shallowly serrate, bases cuneate.

管开云、李纪元、王仲朗主编，2014. 《中国茶花图鉴》, p. 320。

原产地：云南省楚雄市紫溪山

性状描述：花桃红色，玫瑰重瓣型，小型花，花径6~7cm，花瓣18~22枚，宽圆形，先端微凹陷，3~4轮排列，花瓣平，雄蕊多数变成花瓣，仅残留少数于花心，雌蕊多数退化，偶能结实，花量稠密。叶片绿色，长椭圆形，厚质，长9~12cm，宽4~5cm，先端渐尖至尾尖，下弯，基部楔形，叶脉明显，叶缘锯齿浅；植株开张，生长势强。花期：12月下旬至翌年2月上旬。

识别点：本品种花桃红色，玫瑰重瓣型，花小，叶厚，叶脉明显，叶缘锯齿浅。