Camellia oleifera Abel

PLANTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, USA
Camellia oleifera Abel
Theaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2009
OCONEE COUNTY 34.86503° N. Lat. 083.17844° W.
Long. Mountain Rest, 9.5 miles northwest of Walhalla,
private property adjoining West Village Creek and
Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens District;
northwest of Galloway Road. Southeast property comer.
Whetstone 7.5’ quadrangle. Coordinate Datum:
WGS84/NAD83. Elevation 1700 feet. Acidic
clay-loam.
Dry-mesic oak-hickory-pine forest, planted area, clearing
alongside powerline. Petals white, stamens yellow; fruits
green, globose, firm; leaves evergreen, firm, leathery,
darker above than below, cultivated and escaped shrub
2.5 meters tall and wide; seedling originally from Jan
Haldeman, Due West, SC. Seeds used as source of ‘tea
oil*.
Steven R. Hill 38355
30 September 2009
04217283