Camellia reticulata

Camellia reticulata (syn. C. heterophylla) is a species of Camellia native to southwestern China, in Yunnan Province. The wild populations are restricted to mixed mountain forest in western and central Yunnan.

It is a loosely-branched shrub or small tree, which can grow up to 10-15 metres in height.. The leaves are elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 5-11 cm long and 4-5.5 cm wide. The venation is obscure.. The flowers are 6-10 cm in diameter, soft-pink to deep-pink, with 5-11 petals. They are perulate, terminal or axillary; flowering is in January to March in south-east China. . The fruit capsule is about 3.6 cm long and 4.6 cm diameter.

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