长尾毛蕊茶(原变种) chang wei mao rui cha (yuan bian zhong)

Camellia assimilis Champion; C. axillaris Griffith; C. membranacea Hung T. Chang; C. parvilapidea Hung T. Chang; C. percuspidata Hung T. Chang; C. triantha Hung T. Chang; Camelliastrum assimile (Champion) Nakai; C. caudatum (Wallich) Nakai; Thea assimilis (Champion) Seemann; T. caudata (Wallich) Seemann; Theopsis caudata (Wallich) Hu.

Leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or oblong, 7-12 × 2.5-4(-5) cm, thinly leathery. Petals to 2 cm. Capsule 1.5-2 cm in diam. Fl. Dec-Jan, fr. Sep-Oct.

Evergreen broad-leaved forests, thickets; (200-)400-1200(-2200) m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Xizang (Mêdog), SE Yunnan [NE India, N Myanmar, Nepal, N Vietnam].