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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.

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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

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Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia axillaris Griff. – — wfo-0001281927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia calcicola T.L.Ming Acta Bot. Yunnan. 15: 7 (1993) wfo-0000582265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia cantonensis Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 339 1790 — wfo-0001247119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia coccinea Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 3: 27 1827 wfo-1000075925
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia colvillei hort. ex Pépin Ann. Fl. Pomone 2: 188 1834 wfo-1000057526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia crassicolumna var. multiplex (Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang) T.L.Ming Acta Bot. Yunnan. 14: 121 (1992) wfo-0000582302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia crispula var. multiplex (Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang) S.X.Yang Phytotaxa 595(1): 113 2023 wfo-1200040687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia donkelaarii hort. ex Rev. Hort. (1893) 412 () wfo-1000081791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia donkelaaris Anon. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 5: 429 (1889) — wfo-0000582324
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia expansa Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 29 1830 wfo-1000075793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia fusuiensis S.Yun Liang & J.Dong Guangxi Forest Sci. Technol. 1990(1): 24, f. 12 1990 — wfo-0001142218
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia grandiflora Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 126 (1775) wfo-0000582371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia guanwuensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 6: 151 2023 wfo-1000057044
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia haaniensis Hung T.Chang & Yu Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 1984(1): 7 (1984). wfo-0001239997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hagiangensis Q.U.Le & T.T.Le J. New Biol. Rep. 9(2): 229 (2020) wfo-1000077273
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hakodae Ninh Gen. Camellia Polyspora Vietnam 37 2023 wfo-1000057719
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hexangularis Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 30 1830 wfo-1000075795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hienoyuki M.Hiroe Pl. Basho's & Buson's Hokku Lit. 8: 90 (1971) wfo-0000582388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hiepii V.S.Dang, Vuong, V.C.Nguyen & V.D.Luong Kew Bull. 78(3): 359 2023 wfo-1000057400
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hoabinhensis V.D.Luong, Ninh & V.T.Pham Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 14(1): 23 2023 wfo-1000057739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia hoana H.T.Khuong & S.X.Yang Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 14(1): 38 2024 wfo-1000075732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia insignis Colvill ex Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 10: 205 (1834) wfo-1000075427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia jingdonensis HU – — wfo-0001142209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia loshanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 7: 210 2024 wfo-1000076423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia lucidissima subsp. jingningensis Z.H.Chen, P.L.Chiu & W.Y.Xie J. Hangzhou Norm. Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 19(3): [247-253] 2020 wfo-1200067787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia makuanica Hung T.Chang & Tang Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 1984(1): 6 (1984). wfo-0001142210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia maliflora Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1078 (1827) wfo-0000582507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia meiocarpa HU – — wfo-0001142183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia microphylla f. rubida (P.L.Chiu) Z.H.Chen & P.L.Chiu J. Hangzhou Norm. Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 19(3): [247-253] 2020 wfo-1200067788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia multiplex Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang Tea Sci. Res. J. (China) 1983: 7 (1983) wfo-0000582530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia myrtifolia Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 1: 24 1825 wfo-1000075927
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia nanyoungensis HU – — wfo-0001142182
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia olivifera Hort.Paris. ex A.Cels & J.F.Cels Ann. Fl. Pomone 3: 287 1835 wfo-1000056609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia olivifera Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 30. 1830 , as 'olivaefera' wfo-1200095937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia parafurfuracea S.Ye Liang Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(4): 183. 1984 wfo-0001252414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia pomponia Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 1: 23 1825 wfo-1000075928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia purpurea Hung T.Chang & B.H.Chen Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 23(1): 9 1984 wfo-0001142208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia pyriformis T.S.Hoang & T.N.Bon Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 14(1): 14 2023 wfo-1000057735
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia quynhii V.D.Luong, V.H.Quach & T.T.Hoang Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 12(3): 4 2021 wfo-1000057744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia reticulata var. pleiopetala Sima J. W. China Forest. Sci 47(5): 86. 2018 [1 Sep 2018] wfo-1200027568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia reticulata var. pleistopetala Sima J. W. China Forest. Sci 47(5): 86. 2018 [1 Sep 2018] wfo-1200027569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia reticulata var. simplex (Sealy) Sima J. W. China Forest. Sci 47(5): 85. 2018 [1 Sep 2018] wfo-1200027663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia rosea Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 1: 23 1825 wfo-1000075929
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia rossii Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 10: 257 (1834) wfo-1000075429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia rubicaulis Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 29 1830 wfo-1000075794
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sasanqua var. longifolia Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 17. 1867 wfo-1200029819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sect. Discorsae Orel & Curry Camellia 297. 2019 wfo-1000020795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia seiobo Tuyama J. Jap. Bot. 41: 302 (1966) wfo-0000582664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sexangularis Reider Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 197 1830 wfo-1000075931
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia shuangbaiensis G.P.Yang & B.H.Wu PhytoKeys 254: 144 (2025) wfo-1000079767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Um die Urde 500 (1881) wfo-1000079851
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sinensis f. ticinensis (Pollacci & Gallotti) Ardenghi Almum Stud. Papiense 3(2): 865. 2020 [Dec 2020] , adnot. wfo-1200027517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sinensis var. assamica (Royle ex Hook.) Steenis Fl. Scholen Indon. 280 (1949) wfo-1200111983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sinensis var. dulcamara Q.U.Le & D.L.Nguyen J. New Biol. Rep. 9(1): 46 (2020) wfo-1200110116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sinensis var. madoensis T.V.Nguyen, V.D.Luong & N.Trieu Le Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 14(1): 7 2023 wfo-1200069364
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia speciosa Melch. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 453. 1925 wfo-0001243623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia sphamii Q.C.Truong & V.S.Le Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 12(3): 11 2022 wfo-1000057745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia splendens Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 8: 55 1832 wfo-1000075868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia suddeeana D.Wei Zhao Phytotaxa 594(3): 232 2023 wfo-1000048915
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia tamdaoensis Hakoda & Ninh Gen. Camellia Polyspora Vietnam 41 2023 wfo-1000057720
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia thea f. ticinensis Pollacci & Gallotti Atti Ist. Bot. Giovanni Briosi 12: 237, 255, f. 1–7. 1940 [31 Dec 1940] wfo-1200027516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia thuanana T.T.Hoang Dalat Univ. J. Sci. 12(3): 19 2022 wfo-1000057062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia tienii Ninh Gen. Camellia Polyspora Vietnam 41 2023 wfo-1000057721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia tungyanshanensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 6: 158 2023 wfo-1000057045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia vanlangensis V.D.Luong & V.T.Pham Taiwania 68(4): 466 2023 wfo-1000057819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia variegata Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 1: 23 1825 wfo-1000075930
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia velutina V.T.Pham, V.D.Luong & Aver. Pakistan J. Bot. 51(4): 1441 (–1442; figs. 1–2) 2019 wfo-1000057061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia warratha Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 3: 27 1827 wfo-1000075926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia welbankiana Reider Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 197 1830 wfo-1000075932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia woodsii Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 10: 256 (1834) wfo-1000075428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia yankiangcha Chang, Wang & Chen J. Tea Sci. 4(1): 26, f. 16 1984 — wfo-0001240013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Camellia zijinica M.Lin, Q.L.Ye & Q.Fan PhytoKeys 237: 248 2024 wfo-1000058772