As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Camellia
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.
Literature
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 462 | 61% |
| ■ accepted | 237 | 31% |
| ■ unplaced | 58 | 8% |
| Total | 757 |
Synonyms of Camellia
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calpandria | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 178 (1825) | wfo-4000006207 | ||
| Camelliastrum | J. Jap. Bot. 16: 699 (1940) | wfo-4000006360 | ||
| Dankia | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 131 (1939) | wfo-4000010740 | ||
| Desmitus | Sylva Tellur. : 139 (1838) | wfo-4000011199 | ||
| Drupifera | Sylva Tellur. : 140 (1838) | wfo-4000012612 | ||
| Piquetia | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 39(2): 162 (1921) | wfo-4000029852 | ||
| Salceda | Fl. Filip., ed. 2. : 374 (1845) | wfo-4000033830 | ||
| Sasanqua | Nippon 4: 13 (1834) | wfo-4000034138 | ||
| Stereocarpus | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 39(2): 162 (1921) | wfo-4000036611 | ||
| Thea | Sp. Pl. : 515 (1753) | wfo-4000038101 | ||
| Theaphylla | Med. Fl. 2: 267 (1830) | wfo-4000038103 | ||
| Theopsis | J. Jap. Bot. 16: 704 (1940) | wfo-4000038167 | ||
| Yunnanea | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 5: 282 (1956) | wfo-4000041104 | ||
| Tsia | Fam. Pl. 2: 450 (1763) | wfo-4000044924 | ||
| Tsubaki | 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 | Pursuit Hidden Camellias Vietnam China : 239 (2015) | wfo-0001344315 | ||
| Camellia amplexicaulis | Meded. Proefstat. Thee 11: 67 (1916) | wfo-0001240034 | ||
| Camellia cylindracea | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 16: 343 (1994) | wfo-0000582317 | ||
| Thea amplexicaulis | Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 343 (1910) | wfo-0001240035 | ||
| Camellia amplexifolia | Sunyatsenia 5: 129 (1940) | wfo-0000582228 | ||
| Theopsis amplexifolia | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 266 (1963) | wfo-0001253716 | ||
| Camellia anderseniae | Int. Camellia J. 52: 129 (2020) | wfo-1000021572 | ||
| Camellia andrefrancisii | Camellia : 110 (2019) | wfo-1000020769 | ||
| Camellia anlungensis | Taxonomy of the genus Camellia : 48 (1981) | wfo-0000582230 | ||
| Camellia annamensis | Taiwania 67: 244 (2022) | wfo-1000029583 | ||
| Camellia assimiloides | Kew Bull. 4: 215 (1949) | wfo-0000582239 | ||
| Camellia cratera | Taxonomy of the genus Camellia : 170 (1981) | wfo-0000582309 | ||
| Camellia trigonocarpa | Taxonomy of the genus Camellia : 173 (1981) | wfo-0000582726 | ||
| Camellia aurea | Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 1979(3): 71 (1979) | wfo-0000582244 | ||
| Camellia azalea | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 6(4): 141 (1986) | wfo-0000582246 | ||
| Camellia changii | 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 | – | — | wfo-0001281927 | |
| Camellia calcicola | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 15: 7 (1993) | wfo-0000582265 | ||
| Camellia cantonensis | Fl. Cochinch. 339 1790 | — | wfo-0001247119 | |
| Camellia coccinea | Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 3: 27 1827 | wfo-1000075925 | ||
| Camellia colvillei | Ann. Fl. Pomone 2: 188 1834 | wfo-1000057526 | ||
| Camellia crassicolumna var. multiplex | Acta Bot. Yunnan. 14: 121 (1992) | wfo-0000582302 | ||
| Camellia crispula var. multiplex | Phytotaxa 595(1): 113 2023 | wfo-1200040687 | ||
| Camellia donkelaarii | ex Rev. Hort. (1893) 412 () | wfo-1000081791 | ||
| Camellia donkelaaris | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 5: 429 (1889) | — | wfo-0000582324 | |
| Camellia expansa | Bloemk. Beschr. 29 1830 | wfo-1000075793 |