Camellia

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Camellia is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs and trees known for their showy, rose-like blooms and glossy leaves, widely cultivated as ornamental plants.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Camellia japonica 2
Camellia Collection 1
Camellia sasanqua 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
plant taxon
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Asterids
Eudicots
commonName camellia
cultivationUse ornamental plant
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
economicUse source of tea (Camellia sinensis)
family Theaceae
flowerColor pink
red
white
floweringSeason early spring
late winter
flowerShape rose-like bloom
flowerType showy flower
growthHabit slow-growing
hasCultivars numerous ornamental cultivars
hasTypeSpecies Camellia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Camellia japonica
includesSpecies Camellia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Camellia japonica

Camellia reticulata NERFINISHED
Camellia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Camellia sasanqua

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
surface form: Camellia sinensis
isEvergreen true
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence evergreen
leafTexture glossy
leafType simple leaf
lifespan long-lived perennial
namedAfter Georg Joseph Kamel
nativeTo China NERFINISHED
East Asia
Japan
Korea NERFINISHED
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
order Ericales NERFINISHED
plantForm shrub
tree
pollination insect-pollinated
prefersLight partial shade
prefersSoil acidic soil
propagationMethod cuttings
grafting
seed
taxonRank genus
usedFor container planting
garden plantings

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ibaraki hasFlower Camellia
this entity surface form: Camellia Collection
this entity surface form: Miyamakirishima azalea
Camellia hasTypeSpecies Camellia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Camellia japonica
Camellia includesSpecies Camellia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Camellia japonica
Camellia includesSpecies Camellia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Camellia sasanqua
Alabama stateFlower Camellia