Camellia (Tsubaki in Japanese) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan and Indonesia. There is some controversy over the number of existent species, with anything from 100–250 species being accepted. The genus was named by Linnaeus after Fr. Georg Joseph Kamel S.J., a Jesuit botanist.

They are evergreen shrubs and small trees from 2–20 m tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, thick, serrated, usually glossy, and 3–17 cm long. The flowers are large and conspicuous, 1–12 cm diameter, with (in natural conditions) 5–9 petals; colour varies from white to pink and red, and yellow in a few species. The fruit is a dry capsule subdivided into 1–5 compartments, each containing 1–8 seeds.

The genus is generally adapted to acidic soils, and does not grow well on chalk or other calcium-rich soils. Most species also have a high rainfall requirement and will not tolerate drought.

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@42camellia ぶるるっ。さ、さむいなァ〜。
ruby_bot (ルビー) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:02:09 -0000
@42camellia ぶるるっ。さ、さむいなァ〜。
@42camellia 白砂さん平気？ブースターだっこする？
Kouki_bot (コウキ) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:59:59 -0000
@42camellia 白砂さん平気？ブースターだっこする？
@CashGordon Camellia being the Alabama state flower, natch
stuartstuart123 (stuartstuart123) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:46:36 -0000
@CashGordon Camellia being the Alabama state flower, natch
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WindyGardener (JohnWCox) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:11:37 -0000
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@42camellia 触るのは構わないんだけど あまり強く引っ張らないでくれよ
matubot (マツバ) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:57:59 -0000
@42camellia 触るのは構わないんだけど あまり強く引っ張らないでくれよ
@42camellia 白砂も　せいぜい　がんばってくれい
green_bot (グリーン) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:57:58 -0000
@42camellia 白砂も　せいぜい　がんばってくれい

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