香花油茶,自2012年在南宁新发现以来,以早熟、高产、花香、树美而备受广泛关注。近年来,广西林科院一直致力于香花油茶优良品系的筛选及应用。香花油茶究竟有何特点,它的研究取得了哪些进展?日前,本刊记者采访了广西林科院副院长马锦林。记者:马教授,香花油茶是油茶的一个新种吗?马锦林:没错。由于香花油茶植株的形状、叶片与普通油茶较为接近,起初,科研人员认为它是普通 Fragrant flower tea, since the new discovery in Nanning in 2012, has been widely concerned about early maturity, high yield, floral, tree beauty. In recent years, Guangxi Academy of Forestry has been committed to the screening and application of the excellent lines of Camellia oleifera. What are the characteristics of the fragrant flower tea, its research has made what progress? Recently, the reporter interviewed Ma Jinlin, vice president of Guangxi Academy of Forestry. Reporter: Professor Ma, Camellia oleifera is a new species of it? Ma Jinlin: That’s right. Because of the shape of the fragrant Camellia plant, the leaves are more similar to the common camellia, at first, researchers think it is normal