Camellia japonica, known as common camellia, or Japanese camellia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Theaceae.
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10 Facts About Camellia japonica
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Camellia japonica is a flowering tree or shrub, usually 1.
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Camellia japonica leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera, such as the engrailed .
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Genus Camellia japonica was named after a Jesuit priest and botanist named Georg Kamel.
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The specific epithet Camellia japonica was given to the species by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 because Engelbert Kaempfer was the first to give a description of the plant while in Japan.
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Camellia japonica has appeared in paintings and porcelain in China since the 11th century.
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In 1838 six C japonica plants were imported by the botanist, horticulturist and agriculturist William Macarthur.
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Camellia japonica is valued for its flowers, which can be single, semi-double or double flowered.
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Some insects and pests of C japonica are the Fuller Rose Beetle Pantomorus cervinus, the mealybugs Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus longispinus, the weevils Otiorhyncus salcatus and Otiorhyncus ovatus, and the tea scale Fiorinia theae.
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