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Camellia gauchowensis Chang (1961).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Oleifera. A tall shrub; leaves elliptic, 8 cm long x 4.5 cm wide. Flowers white, 6-7.5 cm across. This species varies from C.oleifera by having glabrous branchlets, more perules, larger flowers and fruit, which is also pear-shaped and has a thicker pericarp. Distribution: Western Guangdong Province, wild and cultivated.
Camellia gaudichaudii (Gagnep.) Sealy (1949).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Furfurfacea. A shrub or small tree. Leaves elliptic, 4.5-6.5 cm long x 2-2.3 cm wide, firmly leathery. Flower perulate, solitary and terminal. Synonym: Thea Gaudichaudii Gagnep. (1942). Distribution: Hainan, Guangxi, Jiangxi Provinces, China, and Vietnam.
Camellia gilbertii (A.Chev) Sealy (1958).
Subgenus Thea; Section Brachyandra. A shrub 2-3 m tall. Leaves elliptic to broad-elliptic. Flower pedicellate, yellow, about 8 cm across with 4 petals. Synonym: Thea gilbertii. Distribution Northern Vietnam.
Camellia glaberrima Chang (1981).
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.gymnogyna, Chang, 1981.S
Camellia glabriperulata Chang, (1984).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. A small tree up to 6 m tall, trunk to 24 cm diameter. Leaves coriaceous, oblong to lanceolate-oblong, 4-5.5 cm long x 1.5-2.2 cm wide, apices subacute, bases wide-cuneate to sub-rotund, upper surface bright green, lower olive green, glabrous, margins finely serrulate. Flower red, terminal, subsessile, 4-5 cm across, petals 7-8, obovate, 3 cm long.
Distribution: Quizhou Province, China.
Camellia gracilipes Merr. ex Sealy (1949).
Subgenus Thea; Section Longissima. A shrub 2-3.5 m tall. Leaves, thinly leathery, lanceolate -elliptic or narrowly oblong-elliptic, apices caudate, 6-10 cm long x 1.2-2.6 cm wide. Flowers long pedicellate, fragrant, collateral with vegetative bud and axillary, 2.2-2.5 cm across, white or yellowish with 7 petals. Distribution: Vietnam.
Camellia grandibracteata Chang (1983).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Quinquelocularis. Tree up to 13 m tall. Leaves lanceolate, 12.3-16.4 cm long x 4.5-6.1 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flowers terminal or axillary, white, 4.1-5.3 cm across. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia grandis ( Chang & Liang (1991)
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.flavida, Chang, 1981.
Camellia granthamiana Sealy (1956).
Subgenus Protocamellia; Section Archecamellia. A tree to 5 m tall. Leaves oblong-elliptic to broadly elliptic, 8-10 cm long x 2.7-4 cm wide. Flowers solitary, collateral with vegetative bud, perulate, 10-14 cm across, white with 8 petals and large boss of stamens. Distribution: Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia grijsii Hance (1879).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. A shrub 1-3 m tall. Leaves elliptic or broad-elliptic or ovate, 4.5-8.3 cm long x 2-3.2 cm wide, coriaceous. Flowers perulate, terminal, solitary or in pairs, fragrant or unscented, 2-3.2 cm across, white with 5-6 petals. Synonym: C.yuhsienensis Hu. Distribution: Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Yunnan Provinces, China.
Camellia gymnogyna Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Gymnogynae. Shrub, leaves coriaceous, 9-13.5 cm long x 4-5.5 cm wide, elliptic. Flower axillary, white with 7 petals, 3.3 cm across.
Synonym: C.glaberrima. Distribution: Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Guizhou Provinces, China.
Camellia gymnogyna var. remotiserrata Chang et al (1992).
Synonyms: C.gymnognoides, C.jinyunshanica, C.nanchuanica,
C.remotiserrata.
Camellia gymnognoides Chang (1983).
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.gymnogyna
var. remotiserrata Chang et al, 1992.
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Camellia haaniensis Chang 1983.
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.crassicolumna Chang, 1981.
Camellia handelii Sealy 1949.
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. A much branched
shrub. Leaves ovate to ovate elliptic, 1.6-3.6 cm long x 1.1-1.5 cm wide. Flower
white, 1.7-2 cm across with 5-6 petals. This species is close to C.forrestii
with shorted pedicels, ciliate petals and free filaments. Distribution: Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi Provinces, China.
Camellia henryana Cohen-Stuart (1916).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Psuedocamellia; Series Gymnocarpae. A shrub or small tree, 2-7 m tall. Leaves ovate or oblong-oval or elliptic, apices long acuminate, 7-11.5 cm long x 2.1-4.8 cm wide. Flower perulate, solitary, sometimes terminal in pairs, fragrant, 3-5.3 cm across, white with 7-10 petals. Similar to C.yunnanensis except the leaves are larger, two less carpels, fruit thin walled. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia hiemalis Nakai (1940).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. Small tree. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 6-9 cm long x 3-4 cm wide. Flowers pink or white, sessile, 5-7 cm across with 7 petals. Said to have been introduced to Japan from Shanghai. It is considered to be form of C.sasanqua hybrid. Distribution Zhejiang Province, China, and Japan.
Camellia hongkongensis Seem. (1859).
Subgenus Camellia, Section Camellia; subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. A tree up to 14 m tall with smooth reddish brown bark. Leaves oblong to oblong-elliptic, 7-12.5 cm long x 2-3.9 cm wide, leathery. Flowers perulate, solitary and terminal, 3-3.5 cm across, crimson, petals 6 or 7. Distribution: Hong Kong, Guangdong Province and offshore Islands, China.
Camellia houkouensis Wang & Fan (1988).
Subgenus Thea, Section Longissima. Similar to the species C.longissima but a larger style, divided into 3 to its base, pedicel has 3 bracts alternate. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 16-24 cm long x 3.5-6.5 cm wide. Flowers 1-3 in leaf axils, petals 7, white, 1.1-.3 cm across. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia huiliensis Chang (1989).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae.
A shrub 2 m tall with pubescent branchlets, becoming glabrous and glossy green,
coriaceous, lanceolate leaves, 7-10 cm long x 2-2.5 (-3) cm wide. Flowers rosy,
sessile, subterminal, 5-8 cm diameter, petals 6, obacordate. Seed capsule
globose, 2-2.6 cm diameter splitting into 3 valves with 4 mm thick walls. Distribution:
Sichuan Province, China.
Camellia hunanica Chang et Qi (1990).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae.
A shrub with glabrous branchlets, coriaceous, ovate leaves, 6-8 cm long x
2.5-3.5 cm wide. Flowers not seen. Seed capsule, oblate, stalkless
2.5-3 cm diameter, splitting into 3 woody valves, 1 seed per locule. Distribution:
Hunan Province, China.
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Camellia ilicifolia var. ilicifolia Li ex Chang (1993).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Tuberculata Chang; Series Gymnocarpae. Shrub or small tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, 6-9.5 cm long x 2.5-3.6 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flower white, sessile, petals 8, diameter 3.5 cm. Distribution: Guizhou Province, China.
Camellia ilicifolia var. ilicifolia f. rubimuricata, Chang
et Kiu (1993).
The same as the species except that the flowers are red.
Camellia ilicifolia var. nerifolia (Chang) Ming (1993).
Very similar to C.ilicifolia var. ilicifolia, except that the leaf
margins are smooth or indistinct.
Camellia impressinervis Chang & Liang (1979).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Shrub 3 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 13-22 cm long x 5.5-8.5 cm wide, apices acute. Flowers 1-2 axillary, petals 12, golden yellow. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia indochinensis Merr. (1939).
Subgenus Thea; Section Longipedicellata. A small tree. Leaves thinly leathery, broadly elliptic, very bluntly acuminate. Flowers pedicellate, 1.5-1.8 cm across, white with 9 petals. Distribution: Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Provinces, China, and Northern Vietnam.
Camellia integerrima Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Furfuracea. A shrub, 2 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, 6.5-8 cm long x 2-3 cm wide, apices acuminate, margins entire. Flower not seen. Fruit globose, 2.5-3.4 cm in diameter. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia irrawadiensis Barua (1938).
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.taliensis Engler, 1925.
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Camellia japonica L. (1753) ssp. japonica var. japonica.
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Lucidissima. A small tree or shrub, up to 9 m tall. Leaves broadly elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 5-11 cm long x 2.5-6 cm wide, rigidly coriaceous. Flowers perulate, terminal, solitary or in pairs, 3-5 cm across, 5-7 petals. This is the wild form. There are thousands of cultivars, many with evidence of contamination from other species. Distribution: Shandong, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian Provinces, China; the Korean Archipelago;
Taiwan; Liu Kiu Islands, Yakushima, Kyushu, Shikoku. and Southern Honshu, Japan.
Camellia japonica ssp. japonica var. macrocarpa Masamune (1933).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Lucidissima. A small tree. Leaves narrowly-elliptic, apices acuminate, 5-7.5 cm long x 1.5-2.4 cm wide. Large fruit, 5-7 cm in diameter with thick walls. Flowers red, 4-5 cm across. Synonyms: Camellia hayaoi, C. japonica var. spontainea. Distribution: Liu Kiu Islands, Okinawa and Yakushima,
Japan.
Camellia japonica ssp. rusticana (Honda) Kitamura (1950).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Series Lucidissima. Differs from C.japonica ssp. japonica by reason of its shorter petioles, often pubescent to midrib. Also known as the
"snow camellia". Growth shrubby and pliant. Synonyms: C.rusticana and C.japonica var.
recumbens. Distribution: Honshu, Japan.
Camellia jinshajiangica Chang et Lee (1989)
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Villose.
A shrub 2 m tall with pilose branchlets and coriaceous, elliptic or
ovate-elliptic leaves 9-12 cm long x 4.5-6.3 cm wide. Flowers red, axillary,
subsessile, 7-8 cm diameter, 6 petals; filaments in a tube for 1 cm; stamens
2-2.5 cm long. Seed capsules not seen. Distribution: Sichuan Province, China.
Camellia jinyunshanica Chang et Xiong (1993).
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.gymnogyna var. gymnogyna
Ming, 1992.
Camellia jiuyishanica Chang et Qi (1990).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. A small tree,
2-4 m tall with pubescent branchlets and thinly coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate
leaves, 5.5-8 cm long x 1.8-2.7 cm wide. Flowers white, short stalked, 2.5 cm
diameter, 5 petals. Seed capsule cylindrical, 1.2 cm diameter, unilocular, seeds
singular. Distribution: Jiujishan, Hunan Province, China.
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