细叶连蕊茶 Camellia parvilimba Merr. & F.P.MetcalfCamellia parvilimba

Camellia parvilimba, Subgenus Metacamellia, Sect. Theopsis, Ser. Gymnandrae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 144. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.180: Camellia parvilimba Merr. & Metc., Lingnan Sci. Journ. 16: 171. 1937. [Synonym]Theopsis parvilimba (Merr. & Metc.)Nakai, Journ. Jap. Bot. 16:707. 1940.

Camellia parvilimba var.  Parvilimba, Subgenus Metacamellia, Sect. Theopsis, Ser. Gymnandrae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 144. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.180: [Description] This species is very close to C. euryoides only the branches are very divided, branchlets more slender; leaves shorter, glabrous above; pedicels slightly longer (1cm); sepals 5, 1.5-2 mm long, glabrous; petals 6, 1.5 cm long, broadly ovate; stamensand petals equal in length, filament tube 5-6 mm long, ovaries glabrous, capsules 1 cmin diameter.

Camellia parvilimba var. brevipes, Subgenus Metacamellia, Sect. Theopsis, Ser. Gymnandrae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 144. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.181: Camellia parvilimba var. brevipes Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 151. 1981. A typo pedicellis brevioribus circ. 4 mm longis differt. [Description] Small tree, branchlets pubescent. Leaves ovate, 2-3 cm long. 8-13 mm wide, apicesacuminate, bases slightly rounded. Fruit pedicels 4 mm long; bracts 4-5, shattering; sepals broadly ovate, 2 mm long, glabrous. Capsules 1 cm wide.

Gao Jiyin, Clifford R. Parks, Du Yueqiang, 2005, Collected Species of the Genus Camellia an Illustrated Outline，p.254-255. Flowers are white or flushed with light red on the outer surface of the petals, flower buds often red, slightly fragrant, 1.0-1.6 cm in diameter, borne at the tips of shoots and in leaf axils; bud set may be abundant. Pedicels 10 mm long, glabrous. Bracts 5, glabrous on the outer surface with fine hairs on the margins. Sepals 5, glabrous on the outer surface, inside slightly pubescent, marginswith fine hairs. Petals 5-6,0.7-1.8 cm long, obovate with tip rounded, slightly fused with the staminal column from the base. Androecium glabrous, 1.3 cm long, outermost filaments fused from the base into a column up to 6 mm long. Gynoecium 1.3 cm long, 3 styles shallowly cleft at the tip, ovary glabrous. Blooming season: early spring. Capsule globose, 10-12 mm in diameter, 1 locule. Leaves broadly elliptic, tip obtuse, base broadly cuneate, 1.0-2.0 cm long, 0.7-1.3 cm wide, margin thinly serrulate, thinly coriaceous, upper and lower surfaces smooth. Petioles 1-1.5 mm long. Shrub about 1 m tall, young shoots villose, twigs slender and dense, older branches smooth and deep gray. Distribution: Under forest canopy in the Provinces of Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, China; Elevation: 300-700 m; Specific locality: Shicheng Village, Lianhuashan, Xinyan Town, Huidong County, Guangdong Province, China.

细叶连蕊茶Cameilia parvilimba Merr. et Mete, in Lingn. Soc. Journ. 16：171，1937. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第151页。【标本】广东：大埔，曾怀德21560(模式)；平远，邓良4357；梅县，李学根201116； 丰顺，李学根200924，201095；仁化，邓良7353；梅县，华南植物所，地植物组7351。江西：会昌，宜丰公社，增坑，杨祥学12771(花模式，补选)；赣南，大坳坑，J. L. Gressitt 1601。【形态特征】这个种和拾叶连蕊茶C.euryoides 很接近，只是多分枝，枝条极纤细，叶极短，背面无毛，花梗略长（1厘米）萼片5，长1.5-2毫米，无毛，花瓣6，长1.5厘米，阔倒卵形；雄蕊与花瓣同长，花丝管长5-6毫米，子房无毛，蒴果直径1厘米。

短柄细叶连蕊茶Camellia parvilimba var. brevipes Chang, var. nov. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第151页。【标本】江西：武功山，赖书绅1699 (模式标本Typus! in Bot. Gard. Lu-Shan)； 永新，连山垦殖场，赖书绅949；遂川，大汾，岳俊三等4478。【形态特征】小乔木，嫩枝有毛。叶卵形，长2-3厘米，宽8-13毫米，先端渐尖，基部略圆。果柄长4毫米；苞片4-5片，散生；萼片阔卵形，长2毫米，无毛。蒴果宽1厘米。

高继银、帕克斯、杜跃强，2005. 《山茶属植物主要原种彩色图集》浙江科学技术出版社，第254-255页。花白色，瓣背常带淡红色，花蕾多数情况带红色，略芳香，花径1.0~1.6厘米，顶生或腋生，花芽多。花柄长10毫米，无毛。苞片5枚，表面无毛，边缘具睫毛。萼片5枚，表面无毛，里面略被毛，边缘具睫毛。花瓣5~6枚，长0.7~1.8厘米，倒卵形，先端圆，基部与雄蕊柱略连生。雄蕊无毛，长1.3厘米，外轮花丝基部略连生约6毫米。雌蕊长1.3厘米，花柱先端3浅裂，子房无毛。花期春初。蒴果球形，直径10~12毫米，1室。叶宽椭圆形，先端钝尖，基部阔楔形，长1.0~2.0厘 米，宽0.7~1.3厘米，边缘具细齿，薄革质，叶片两面光滑。叶柄长1~1.5毫米。灌木，高1米左右，嫩枝被长柔毛，枝条细软、稠密，老枝光滑，暗灰色。分布：广东、四川、湖南、江西以及福建等省（通常 生长在林下），海拔300-700米。可寻地点:广东省惠东县新奄镇莲花山石城村。