茶花又称山茶花,为山茶科山茶属的常绿小乔木或灌木,高达15m。树皮平滑,灰白色。单叶互生,革质,卵形或椭圆形,叶面深绿色,有光泽,叶背黄绿色,平滑无毛。花期11月至翌年4月。碗形花瓣,单瓣或重瓣。花色有红、粉红、深红、玫瑰红、紫、淡紫、白色、黄色、斑纹等,种子球形,深褐色。茶花原产于我国西南部及日本,为 Camellia, also known as camellia, Camellia Camellia evergreen small trees or shrubs, up to 15m. Bark smooth, gray. Leaves alternate, leathery, oval or oval, dark green leaves, shiny, yellowish green leaves, smooth glabrous. Flowering November to April the following year. Bowl petals, single or double petals. Fancy red, pink, dark red, rose red, purple, purple, white, yellow, striped, etc., seed spherical, dark brown. Camellia native to China’s southwestern and Japan,