Stewartia pseudocamellia
Japanese Scheinkamelie ( Stewartia pseudocamellia )
The Japanese Scheinkamelie ( Stewartia pseudocamellia ) is a large shrub or tree with 5 to 7 inches wide, white flowers from the family of Teestrauchgewächse ( Theaceae ). The natural range is in Japan and South Korea. It is sometimes used because of the decorative flowers and the stunning autumn color as an ornamental plant.
Description
The Japanese Scheinkamelie is a 4-6 sometimes even up to 18 meters high, at first strictly upright shrub or tree with reddish to sloughing in large slabs bark and thin, straight, bald and gray-brown stems. The leaves have a 0.3 to 1 inch long stem. The leaf blade is simple, elliptic, obovate -elliptic or elliptic- lanceolate, 3-8 cm long, acuminate, wedge base and removed kerbig serrated leaf edge. The upper leaf surface is bright green, the underside is bright and busy with a few long hair or bald. The autumn color is orange-red to dark red.
The flowers are wide bowl-shaped and have diameter of 5 to 7 centimeters and a 1-3 cm long stem. The bracts are small and have a 6 to 15 millimeters long stem. The white petals are almost circular. The stamens have white filaments and orange anthers. The stylus is grown. As fruit ovoid, about 2 centimeters long, five -edged capsules are formed. The Japanese Scheinkamelie flowers from July to August.
Dissemination
The natural range is located in Japan on Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku and South Korea. The Japanese Scheinkamelie growing in lush forests and copses on fresh to moist, acidic to neutral, sandy- loamy humus or humic soils in sunny to partially shaded locations. The species is tolerates warmth, moderately frost hardy and kalkunverträglich. The distribution area is the hardiness zone 6b associated with mean annual minimum temperatures -20.5 to -17.8 ° C ( -5 ° to 0 ° F).
System
The Japanese Scheinkamelie ( Stewartia pseudocamellia ) is a species in the genus Camellia appearances ( Stewartia ) in the family of Teestrauchgewächse ( Theaceae ). There, the genus of the tribe Stewartieae is assigned. The species was described in 1867 by Carl Maximowicz first time scientifically. The genus name Stewartia reminiscent of John Stewart, the Earl of Bute (1713-1793), a statesman of the under George III. Prime minister and had its own botanical garden. The specific epithet pseudocamellia is composed of the Greek pseudos for " lie" and the generic name of Camellia Camellia together. He refers to the external similarity with species of this genus.
There are two varieties, in addition Stewartia pseudocamellia var pseudocamellia from Japan the variety Stewartia koreana var pseudocamellia ( Nakai ) Sealy, also known as Korean Scheinkamelie. It differs by the slightly bent back and forth shoots, by the broad elliptic, 4.5 to 6.5 centimeters long and short pointed leaves. The flowers are 5-7 inches wide, the petals circular to broadly obovate with finely scalloped edge. It is heat- loving and sensitive to frost. Its distribution area is located in South Korea.
Use
The Japanese Scheinkamelie is sometimes used due to the decorative flowers and the stunning autumn color as an ornamental shrub.