细尖连蕊茶 Camellia parvicuspidata Hung T.ChangCamellia parvicuspidata

Camellia parvicuspidata, Subgenus Metacamellia, Sect. Theopsis, Ser. Cuspidatae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 133. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.168: Camellia parvicuspidata Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 141. 1981. [Description] Shrub, branchlets puberulent. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly lanceolate, 4-6 cm long. 1-1. 5 cm wide, apices caudate-acuminate with a 1-1. 5 cm long acumen, bases broadlycuneate; greyish-brown above in the dry state, not shiny, midveins puberulent; glabrous below; lateral veins ca. 6 pairs, obscure on both surfaces; margins serrulate, teeth separation 1-3 mm; petioles 1-2 mm long puberulent. Flowers terminal, pedicels1-2 mm long; bracts 5, ovate, apices acute, 1-2 mm long, glabrous; sepals 5, free or basesslightly connate, ovate, apices acute, 4 mm long glabrous; petals 7, white, basally connate, obovate, 8-11 mm long, glabrous; stamens 7-9 mm long, filaments free orbases slightly connate, glabrous; ovaries glabrous; styles 8-12 mm long, apicesshallowly 3-cleft. Capsules ovate, 1 cm long, 3-locular. Flowering period March to April.

细尖连蕊茶Camellia parvicuspidata Chang, sp. nov. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第141页。【标本】广东：北江瑶山，辛树帜9112(模式标本Typus! in Univ. Sunyatsen)；潮安，凤凰山，1959年11月18日，华南植物所地植物组08；蕉岭，石湖，邓良4654，4851；丰顺，北溪，李学根200988；乳源，邓良5834。【形态特征】灌木，嫩枝有短柔毛。叶革质，狭披针形，长4-6厘来，宽1-1.5厘米，先端尾状渐尖，尾长1-1.5厘米，基部阔楔形，上面干后灰褐色，不发亮，中脉有短柔毛，下面无毛，侧脉约6对，在上下两面均不明显，边缘有细锯齿，齿刻相隔1-3毫米，叶柄长1-2毫米，有短柔毛。花顶生，花梗长1-2毫米；苞片5片，卵形，先端尖，长1-2毫米,无毛；萼片5片，离生，仅基部稍连合，卵形，先端尖，长4毫米，无毛。花瓣7片，白色，基部相连，倒卵形，长8-11毫米，无毛。雄蕊长7-9毫米，花丝分离或基部微连生，无毛。子房无毛，花柱长8-12毫米，先端3浅裂。蒴果卵形，长1厘米，3室。花期3-4月。