Sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua)

Sasanqua camellia, a reference photo — Photo: Rexness from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Camellia sasanqua, with common name Sasanqua camellia or Christmas camellia (茶梅, サザンカ), is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the genus Camellia, section Oleifera of the family Theaceae. It is native to southern Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu) and the Ryukyu Islands. It has a long cultivation history in East Asia, used both as an ornamental plant and for seed oil extraction and leaf tea.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sasanqua camellia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Camellia hiemalis
Camellia japonica
Camellia oleifera
Camellia brevistyla
Camellia granthamiana

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia
Species: Camellia sasanqua

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