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Sasanqua Camellia🌺
Camellia sasanqua
サザンカ
An evergreen shrub similar to C. japonica but blooming in autumn to early winter. The key difference is that petals fall individually (unlike camellia, where the whole flower drops). Widely used for hedges and park plantings.
Identification Points
- ✓Blooms in autumn to winter (October to December)
- ✓Petals fall individually (unlike camellia)
- ✓Leaves are smaller than those of C. japonica
- ✓Flowers are white to pink
Habitat
Gardens, parks, hedges
Season
October to December (flowers)
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf shape
Ovate
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Free
Flower color
Pink
Flowering season
Autumn
Stipules
Absent
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Positionツバキ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Ericales > Theaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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