Camellia sasanqua

Camellia sasanqua
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Theaceae
Genus:	Camellia
Species:	C. sasanqua
Binomial name
Camellia sasanqua Thunb.

Camellia sasanqua, with common name sasanqua camellia,^[1] is a species of Camellia native to southern Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands and Shikoku).^[1] It is usually found growing up to an altitude of 900 m (3,000 ft).

Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall, this evergreen shrub has leaves that are broad elliptic, 3–7 cm long and 1.2–3 cm broad, with finely serrated margins. The flowers are 5–7 cm in diameter, with 5–8 white to dark pink petals.