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2 unusual facts about Camellia hongkongensis


Camellia hongkongensis

In Hong Kong, three individuals of the species were first discovered in a ravine in Victoria Peak by Colonel Eyre in 1849; it is later found in Pok Fu Lam, Mount Nicholson, Mount Parker on Hong Kong Island.

Specimens of the Hong Kong Camellia are living in the Shing Mun Arboretum public gardens.



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