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June 2025

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genus

Camellia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 698 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000006359.

Statistics

Status Total %
synonym 462 61%
accepted 237 31%
unplaced 58 8%
Total 757

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Synonyms of Camellia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Calpandria Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 178 (1825) wfo-4000006207
Camelliastrum Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 16: 699 (1940) wfo-4000006360
Dankia Gagnep. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 131 (1939) wfo-4000010740
Desmitus Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 139 (1838) wfo-4000011199
Drupifera Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 140 (1838) wfo-4000012612
Piquetia Hallier f. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 39(2): 162 (1921) wfo-4000029852
Salceda Blanco Fl. Filip., ed. 2. : 374 (1845) wfo-4000033830
Sasanqua Nees Nippon 4: 13 (1834) wfo-4000034138
Stereocarpus Hallier f. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 39(2): 162 (1921) wfo-4000036611
Thea L. Sp. Pl. : 515 (1753) wfo-4000038101
Theaphylla Raf. Med. Fl. 2: 267 (1830) wfo-4000038103
Theopsis (Cohen-Stuart) Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 16: 704 (1940) wfo-4000038167
Yunnanea Hu Acta Phytotax. Sin. 5: 282 (1956) wfo-4000041104
Tsia Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 450 (1763) wfo-4000044924
Tsubaki Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 399 (1763) wfo-4000044925

Species in Camellia ( showing species 1 to 10 of 237)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Camellia albata Orel & Curry Pursuit Hidden Camellias Vietnam China : 239 (2015) wfo-0001344315
Camellia amplexicaulis (Pit.) Cohen-Stuart Meded. Proefstat. Thee 11: 67 (1916) wfo-0001240034
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Camellia cylindracea T.L.Ming Acta Bot. Yunnan. 16: 343 (1994) wfo-0000582317
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Thea amplexicaulis Pit. Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 343 (1910) wfo-0001240035
Camellia amplexifolia Merr. & Chun Sunyatsenia 5: 129 (1940) wfo-0000582228
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Theopsis amplexifolia (Merr. & Chun) Hu Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 266 (1963) wfo-0001253716
Camellia anderseniae Orel Int. Camellia J. 52: 129 (2020) wfo-1000021572
Camellia andrefrancisii Orel & Curry Camellia : 110 (2019) wfo-1000020769
Camellia anlungensis Hung T.Chang Taxonomy of the genus Camellia : 48 (1981) wfo-0000582230
Camellia annamensis N.S.Lý, V.D.Luong, N.D.Do, T.H.Lê & Thi L.Nguyen Taiwania 67: 244 (2022) wfo-1000029583
Camellia assimiloides Sealy Kew Bull. 4: 215 (1949) wfo-0000582239
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Camellia cratera Hung T.Chang Taxonomy of the genus Camellia : 170 (1981) wfo-0000582309
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Camellia trigonocarpa Hung T.Chang Taxonomy of the genus Camellia : 173 (1981) wfo-0000582726
Camellia aurea Hung T.Chang Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 1979(3): 71 (1979) wfo-0000582244
Camellia azalea C.F.Wei Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 6(4): 141 (1986) wfo-0000582246
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Camellia changii C.X.Ye Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 1987(1): 17 (1987) wfo-0000582275

Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 72)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Camellia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Camellia axillaris Griff. wfo-0001281927
Camellia calcicola T.L.Ming Acta Bot. Yunnan. 15: 7 (1993) wfo-0000582265
Camellia cantonensis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 339 1790 wfo-0001247119
Camellia coccinea Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 3: 27 1827 wfo-1000075925
Camellia colvillei hort. ex Pépin Ann. Fl. Pomone 2: 188 1834 wfo-1000057526
Camellia crassicolumna var. multiplex (Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang) T.L.Ming Acta Bot. Yunnan. 14: 121 (1992) wfo-0000582302
Camellia crispula var. multiplex (Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang) S.X.Yang Phytotaxa 595(1): 113 2023 wfo-1200040687
Camellia donkelaarii hort. ex Rev. Hort. (1893) 412 () wfo-1000081791
Camellia donkelaaris Anon. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 5: 429 (1889) wfo-0000582324
Camellia expansa Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 29 1830 wfo-1000075793