连蕊茶(原变种) lian rui cha (yuan bian zhong)

Thea cuspidata Kochs, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 586. 1900; Camellia parvicuspidata Hung T. Chang; T. rosiflora (Hooker) Kuntze var. glabra Kochs.

Pedicel 2-3 mm. Flowers 2-3 cm in diam. Bracteoles and sepals outside glabrous. Sepals 2.5-4 mm, basally connate for ca. 1 mm. Petals 1.3-2.2 × 1-1.6 cm, basally connate for ca. 3 mm. Stamens 1.5-1.8 cm, glabrous; outer filament whorl connate for 3-4 mm. Capsule globose, 1-1.2 cm in diam. Fl. Feb-Mar, fr. Sep-Oct.

● Forests, thickets; (300-)500-1500(-2200) m. S Anhui, Fujian, N Guangdong, N Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, S Yunnan, Zhejiang.