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How to identify Camellia japonica? A detailed guide to the methods of identifying Camellia japonica

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Leaves: leathery, alternate, elliptical or ovate to obovate, dark green on the upper surface and lighter on the underside. Flowers: solitary or 2 to 3 borne in the leaf axils or at the tips of branches, pink or bright red. Seeds: the capsule is round, and the seeds are blackish brown or light brown, nearly spherical or pressed against each other into a polygonal shape.

1. Leaves

The leaves of Camellia japonica are leathery, alternate, elliptical or ovate to obovate, 4-10 cm long, with an acuminate or acute apex, a cuneate to nearly semicircular base, and serrate margins; the upper surface is dark green and the underside is lighter, hairless, and the petiole is thick and short, pubescent or hairless.

2. Flowers

The flowers of Camellia japonica are solitary or 2 to 3 borne in the leaf axils or at the tips of branches, with 5-7 petals, pink or bright red, with a notch or indentation at the apex, and united at the base into a tube. The stamens are relatively well developed, numbering as many as more than 100, with white filaments and golden yellow anthers.

3. Seeds

The capsule of Camellia japonica is round, with a woody shell; when mature, the capsule splits open naturally and releases the seeds. The seeds are blackish brown or light brown, nearly spherical or pressed against each other into a polygonal shape, and horny and hard.

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