Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are 100–300 described species, with some controversy over the exact number. There are also around 3,000 hybrids. The genus was named by Linnaeus after the Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel, who worked in the Philippines and described a species of camellia. Camellias are famous throughout East Asia; they are known as cháhuā in Chinese, Tsubaki in Japanese, dongbaek-knot in Korean, and hoa trà or hoa chè in Vietnamese.
Camellia is heavily prized in East Asia, especially in Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam. In America, they are loved by the Asian-American wizarding community. Camellias are almost unique in wandmaking with a known and marked tendency to prefer witches who identify primarily as feminine. This does not mean that all masters of wands with Camellia detailing are female or identify wholly as such, but they often lean somewhat feminine on a gender spectrum or consider femininity key to themselves and their identity. In addition to this, Camellia wands are prone to picking those who are lively and full of energy and tend to rapidly pick up highly effective and multi-purpose charms.
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A Guide To American Wandlore
ФанфикIn this world, there are many tools one may use to direct magic. One of the most well known of these is the wand. Of course it is a common saying that "The wand chooses the wizard", with all wands having a degree of awareness with which they select...