红花离蕊茶 Camellia rubriflora Ninh & HakodaCamellia rubriflora

Camellia rubriflora Ninh & Hakoda. First published in Int. Camellia J. 30: 77 (1998). Gao Jiyin, Clifford R. Parks, Du Yueqiang, 2005, Collected Species of the Genus Camellia an Illustrated Outline，p.129

The specimen was first discovered by Tran Ninh in 1998 in Tam Dao National Park (Vinh Phuc), In 1998, Tran Ning and N. Hakoda published in the International Camellia Journal under the scientific name Camellia rubriflora Ninh & Hakoda. The term "rubiflora" is red (rubi). flower (flora),  It is one of the few camellia with ruby red flowers, which was chosen as a postage stamp in 2003 in Vietnam.

Small tree, 3-5 m high; young branches pubescent; older branches glabrous. Leaves stalked; petioles 7-10 mm long, pubescent; blades coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, glabrous, pubescent along the midribs; base cuneate or broad cuneate; apex acute or acuminate; margins serrulate; lateral veins 10-12 pairs. Flowers deep red or red, about 5 cm in diameter, solitary at the ends of young branches; pedicels 3-5 mm long; perules 9 -10, glabrous; petals 12, obovate glabrous; androecium 3.0-3.5 cm long, pubescent a third from the base; gynoecium glabrous, ovary 3, globose, styles 3, free to the base. Fruits and seeds not seen. 

Blooming season: Winter

Distribution: Tam Dao National Park Vinh Phuc Province. Endemic species to Vietnam.

VIETNAM: Tam Dao National Park Vinh Phuc Province. Endemic species to Vietnam.

红花离蕊茶 Camellia rubriflora Ninh & Hakoda  in Int. Camellia J. 30: 77 (1998). 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129页。

小乔木，高 3-5 米；幼枝具短柔毛；老枝无毛。叶有柄；叶柄长 7-10 毫米，被短柔毛；叶片革质，长圆状椭圆形，无毛，沿中肋被短柔毛；基部楔形或宽楔形；先端锐尖或渐尖；边缘有细锯齿；侧脉 10-12 对。花深红色或红色，直径约 5 厘米，单生于幼枝末端；花梗长 3-5 毫米；花被 9 -10，无毛；花瓣 12，倒卵形无毛；雄蕊群长 3.0-3.5 厘米，基部三分之一处被短柔毛；雌蕊群无毛，子房 3，球状，花柱 3，离生至基部。未见果实和种子。

开花季节： 冬季

分布：越南永福省 三岛国家公园。越南特有种。

越南永福省 三岛国家公园。越南特有种。