台湾连蕊茶(原变种) tai wan lian rui cha (yuan bian zhong)

Camellia transnokoensis Hayata; Thea transnokoensis (Hayata) Makino & Nemoto; Theopsis transnokoensis (Hayata) Nakai.

Current year branchlets spreading villous and pubescent. Leaf blade oblong-elliptic to oblong, 2.5-4.5 × 1-1.8 cm. Pedicel ca. 2.5 mm; bracteoles 4-8, 0.5-2 mm. Sepals ovate to broadly ovate, 2.5-3 mm. Petals 1-1.5 × 0.9-1.2 cm. Stamens 1-1.2 cm. Gynoecium ca. 1.3 cm. Fl. Jan-Mar, fr. Sep-Oct.

Forests, thickets; (below 100-)400-1400(-2400) m. Taiwan [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)].