Filed As:

Theaceae
Camellia japonica L.

All Determinations:

Camellia japonica L. det. D. E. Atha, 2010

Location:

United States of America. Virginia. Northampton Co. ca 3.7 km ESE of town Cape Charles, ca 100 m W of US 13, ca 600 m S of Rt. 184, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge. Alt. 4 m. (13 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 9428 with Robert Rittenhouse, 21 Oct 2010

Description:

Trees to ca 7 m tall, the trunks to 10 cm diam; leaf blades very dark and glossy above; flowers pink and white, fragrant. These trees were planted by Robert Rittenhouse about 1965.

Habitat:

Forest drained by perennial stream. This patch of forest was cut and then planted with Pinus taeda ca 60 years previously. It has since been managed as a small (2.6 ha) nature preserve and motel. There are many fine specimens of native trees (Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua), shrubs (Euonymus americanus, Itea virginica, Aronia arbutifolia) and herbs (Dioscorea villosa, Passiflora lutea and 6 species of Persicaria s.l.).

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

GUID: bff3e6a7-317f-470e-a4c0-43d4ed320fad

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (37.266340N, 75.975338W (±50m))
Coordinates: (37.2663, -75.9753)

Distribution:

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