宜春地区油茶栽培物种以小果油茶为主,当地群众称为“宜春中子”,占全部油茶栽培面积的70%以上。小果油茶的主要形态特征是:树皮土黄色,一年生枝较细、较密,叶片较小、较薄,叶绿锯齿较深。芽鳞青绿色,或暗红色,无毛或具缘毛,或在芽鳞尖端有簇生毛。花较小,园形或卵园形;花径2.0—4.5厘米;萼片多无毛;花瓣5—7枚,倒卵状披针形,先端2浅裂或园形;雄蕊45—75枚,个别95枚;外轮花丝在1/2外连合,花瓣脱落雄蕊长留 Yichun Camellia cultivated species to small fruit-based, local people called “Yichun neutron”, accounting for more than 70% of all Camellia cultivation area. The main morphological characteristics of small oil tea is: bark soil yellow, annual branch thinner, more dense, smaller leaves, thin, dark green serrated. Bud scales blue-green, or dark red, glabrous or ciliate, or tufted scales tip tufted hair. Flowers smaller, papery or ovate; flower diameter 2.0-4.5 cm; sepals and more glabrous; petals 5-7, obovate-lanceolate, apex 2 lobed or orbicular; stamens 45-75, Individual 95; outer filaments in 1/2 outer commissures, petals fall stamens long stay