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Camellia (Chinese: 茶花; pinyin: Cháhuā) (Japanese: 椿 Tsubaki) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan and Indonesia. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Ericales are a large and diverse order of Dicotyledons including for example Tea, Persimmon, Blueberry, Brazil nut, and The Theaceae is a Family of Flowering plants composed of shrubs and trees Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for UserPolbot. --> Camellia chrysantha is a species of Plant in the Theaceae family Camellia crapnelliana ( Chinese 紅皮糙果茶 or 克氏茶 is a 5-7 metre tall small tree with thickly leathery leaves and solitary and terminal flowers UserPolbot. --> Camellia euphlebia is a species of Plant in the Theaceae family Camellia granthamiana ( Chinese 葛量洪茶 also Grantham's Camellia is a rare endangered species of Camellia, which was first discovered UserPolbot. --> Camellia grijsii is a species of Plant in the Theaceae family Camellia hongkongensis ( Chinese 香港茶 also Hong Kong Camellia) is a species of Camellia. The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica) is one of the best known species of Camellia. Camellia oleifera, which originated in China is notable as an important source of edible oil (known as Tea oil or camellia oil obtained from its seeds. Camellia reticulata (syn C heterophylla) is a species of Camellia native to southwestern China, in Yunnan Province Camellia sasanqua is a species of Camellia native to the evergreen coastal forests of southern Japan in Shikoku, Kyūshū Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the Plant Species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Tea. Camellia yunnanensis is a 13-7 m tall shrub or small tree Its leaves are elliptic to broad-elliptic or ovate-elliptic bluntly acute Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The Theaceae is a Family of Flowering plants composed of shrubs and trees For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. There are 100–250 existent species, with some controversy over the exact number. The genus was named by Linnaeus after Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Georg Joseph Kamel (21 April 1661 Brno, Moravia, now Czech Republic – 2 May 1706 Manila, Philippines) also known as Camellus
They are evergreen shrubs and small trees 2–20 m tall. Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the Plant Species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Tea. In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, thick, serrated, usually glossy, and 3–17 cm long. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. The flowers are large and conspicuous, 1–12 cm diameter, with (in natural conditions) 5–9 petals; colour varies from white to pink and red, and yellow in a few species. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also The fruit is a dry capsule, sometimes subdivided into up to 5 compartments, each compartment containing up to 8 seeds. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored
The genus is generally adapted to acidic soils, and does not grow well on chalk or other calcium-rich soils. In Computer science, ACID ( Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability) is a set of properties that guarantee that Database transactions are Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Chalk (ʧɔːk is a soft white porous Sedimentary rock, a form of Limestone composed of the Mineral Calcite. Calcium (ˈkælsiəm is the Chemical element with the symbol Ca and Atomic number 20 Most species also have a high rainfall requirement and will not tolerate drought. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply Some Camellias have been known to grow without much rainfall.
Camellia species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. See List of Lepidoptera that feed on Camellia. Camellia Species are used as food plants by the Larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including Coleophoridae
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Cultivation and uses
Camellia sinensis is of major commercial importance because tea is made from its leaves. Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the Plant Species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Tea. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Tea oil is a sweet seasoning and cooking oil made by pressing the seeds of Camellia sinensis or Camellia oleifera. Tea seed oil (also known as tea oil or camellia oil) is an edible pale amber-green Fixed oil with a sweet herbal Aroma. Camellia oleifera, which originated in China is notable as an important source of edible oil (known as Tea oil or camellia oil obtained from its seeds.
Many other camellias are grown as ornamental plants for their flowers; about 3,000 cultivars and hybrids have been selected, many with double flowers. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. " Double-flowered " describes varieties of Flowers with extra Petals often containing flowers within flowers Camellia japonica (often simply called Camellia) is the most prominent species in cultivation, with over 2,000 named cultivars; next are C. reticulata, with over 400 named cultivars, and C. sasanqua, with over 300 named cultivars. The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica) is one of the best known species of Camellia. Camellia reticulata (syn C heterophylla) is a species of Camellia native to southwestern China, in Yunnan Province Camellia sasanqua is a species of Camellia native to the evergreen coastal forests of southern Japan in Shikoku, Kyūshū Popular hybrids include C. × hiemalis (C. japonica × C. sasanqua) and C. × williamsii (C. japonica × C. salouenensis). They are highly valued in Japan and elsewhere for their very early flowering, often among the first flowers to appear in the late winter. Late frosts can damage the flowers. Frost is the solid deposition of Water vapor from saturated air
PF1022A, a metabolite of Mycelia sterile, a fungus that inhabits the leaves of Camellia japonica is chemically altered to synthesise emodepside, an anthelmintic drug. Metabolomics is the "systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind" - specifically the study of their small-molecule metabolite A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ Emodepside is an Anthelmintic drug that is effective against a number of Gastrointestinal Nematodes is licensed for use in Cats (1 Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasitic Worms ( Helminths) from the body by either stunning or killing them A drug, broadly speaking is any chemical substance that when absorbed into the body
Camellias have a slow growth rate. Typically they will grow about 30 centimetres a year until mature although this varies depending on variety and location.
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As a favourite flower
Places
Camellia japonica is the state flower of Alabama as well as the city flower of Slidell, Louisiana, the Chinese municipality Chongqing and of Matsue City in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica) is one of the best known species of Camellia. This is a list of US state flowers: See also List of US state trees Lists of U Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
People
- Elizabeth, the Queen Mother grew Camellia in all of her gardens. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George As her body was taken from Royal Lodge, Windsor to lie in state at Westminster Hall of the Palace of Westminster, a Camellia from her gardens was placed on top of the flag-draped coffin. Royal Lodge is a house in Windsor Great Park, located half a mile north of Cumberland Lodge and 3 miles south of Windsor Castle. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.
- Ralph Peer, the music industry pioneer often credited as the father of country music, was a president of the American Camellia Society. Ralph Peer ( May 22 1892 &ndash January 19 1960) was born Ralph Sylvester Peer in Independence Missouri. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.
- Coco Chanel was very well known for wearing a white Camellia. Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( August 19, 1883 &ndash January 10, 1971) was a pioneering French Fashion designer
Fiction
- The heroine of the novel The Lady of the Camellias always wears a camellia as her symbol. The Lady of the Camellias (French La Dame aux camélias) is a Novel by Alexandre Dumas fils, first published in 1848 She was based on the real-life French courtesan Marie Duplessis. Marie Duplessis ( January 15, 1824 - February 3, 1847) was a French Courtesan and mistress to a number
- In Akira Kurosawa's 1962 film, Sanjuro, the main character takes on the surname 'Tsubaki' meaning camellia, which he happened to be looking at when asked for his name. is a 1962 black and white Japanese Samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshirō Mifune.
- The 1942 film Now Voyager starring Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale a middle aged spinster woman who is treated psychiatrically and as part of her treatment goes away on a cruise. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the film starring Bette Davis, see Now Voyager. Now Voyager was the first solo album released by Barry Gibb Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. While there she is romanced by a very charming Paul Henreid who affectionately calls her Camille and gives her camellias. Paul Georg Julius Hernried Freiherr von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10 &ndashMarch 29) known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an Austrian actor and film director
- In the manga Fruits Basket, the character Akito has a fondness for the camellia. sometimes abbreviated, is a Japanese Manga series by Natsuki Takaya. is a character in the Manga and Anime series Fruits Basket. Akito is the head of the Sohma clan and is shrouded in mystery and although frail with poor This is because her true love, the character Shigure, gave her a camellia in their youth and proclaimed his love for her. is a fictional character in the Manga and Anime series entitled Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya.
External links
- The International Camellia Society
- The American Camellia Society
- The Southeastern Camellia Society
- Website with many Camellia illustrations from European and Japanese Camellia Books
- The Trancecarpathian Tour Agency Camellia Tour
Dictionary
camellia
-noun
- Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.
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