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Camellia sasanqua Thunb.

Camellia sasanqua Thunb.. Camellia sasanqua, with common name Sasanqua camellia or Christmas camellia, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the genus Camellia, section Oleifera of the family Theaceae. It is native to southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. It has a long cultivation history in East Asia, used both as an ornamental plant and for seed oil extraction and leaf tea.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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