金花茶(原变种) jin hua cha (yuan bian zhong)

Thea petelotii Merrill, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 427. 1924; Camellia achrysantha Hung T. Chang & S. Ye Liang; C. chrysantha (Hu) Tuyama; C. chrysantha f. longistyla S. L. Mo & Y. C. Zhong; C. nitidissima C. W. Chi; C. nitidissima var. phaeopubisperma S. Ye Liang & Z. H. Tang; Theopsis chrysantha Hu.

Leaf blade oblong-elliptic to oblong, 9-18(-23) × 3-6(-7.5) cm. Flowers 5-6 cm in diam. Pedicel 10-15 mm; bracteoles 8-10. Sepals glabrous. Capsule 2.5-3.5 × 4-6 cm, 3-loculed. Fl. Jan-Feb, fr. Oct-Nov.

Forests in river valleys or along streams; 200-900 m. S Guangxi [N Vietnam].