Camellia caudata var. gracilis (Hemsl.) Yamam. ex Keng
Habit: shrub, tree
Plant Height (m): 2-8 m
Elevation (m): 400-900 m
Distribution: China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan
Young Branch: pubescent, stramineous, tenuous
Leaf upper surface: midrib hairy
Leaf texture: papery
Leaf lower surface: pubescent, midrib hairy, glaucous
Leaf length (cm): 3.5-5 cm
Leaf width (cm): 0.8-1.5 cm
Leaf shape: lanceolate
Leaf margin: serrulate, lower part entire
Leaf apex: caudately acuminate
Leaf base: cuneate
Lateral vein: pairs: 8-10
Petiole length (mm): 3-7 mm
Petiole: glabrous, pubescent
Flower: solitary, 2-5 flowers clustered
Flower position: axillary, subterminal
Pedicel: present
Pedicel length (cm): 0.2-0.4 cm
Bractlet number: 4-5
Bractlet: persistent
Bractlet shape: semiorbicular, suborbicular
Bractlet hairiness: pubescent outside
Sepal: persistent
Sepal number: 5
Sepal shape: broadly ovate, suborbicular
Sepal length (mm): 2-3.5 mm
Sepal hairiness: glabrous inside, margin ciliated, pubescent outside
Petal number: 5-7
Petal color: white
Petal shape: broadly ovate, obovate
Petal apex: round, truncate, cuspidate
Petal hairiness: pubescent outside
Stamen length (mm): 10-15 mm
Filaments hairiness: upper part villose
Filaments: lower half of outer filaments connate into a short tube
Ovary: pubescent
Ovary locus: 3-locular
Relative length of stamens and styles: equal
Style hairiness: pubescent
Style: 3-cleft
Fruit diameter (cm): 1 cm
Seed number per locule: 1
Seed shape: suborbicular
Seed color: brown