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Camellia pachyandra Hu (1938).
Subgenus Thea; Section Brachyandra. A tree to 10 m tall. Leaves semi-membranous, broad-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 10 cm long x 4 cm wide, shortly, bluntly, cuspidate-acuminate. Flowers perulate, terminal, axillary, white, about 1.3 cm across with 6 petals. Synonym: C.taheishanensis. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia parafurfuracea Liang ex Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Furfuracea. A shrub with glabrous branchlets. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 6-8.5 cm long x 2.8-3.7 cm wide with acuminate apices. Flowers, 1-3, axillary, sessile, terminal, white, 2.2 cm across with 7-8 petals. Distribution; Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces, China.
Camellia parvicaudata Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Trichandae. A shrub with minute, coriaceous leaves, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-3.5 cm long x 8-13 mm wide, apices caudate- acuminate. Flowers terminal or axillary, red, about 1.5 cm across with 5 petals. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia parvicuspidata Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Cuspidatea. A shrub with narrowly lanceolate, coriaceous leaves, 4-6 cm long x 10-15 mm wide, with apices caudate-acuminate. Flowers terminal, white with 7 petals. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia parviflora Merr. & Chun. ex Sealy (1958).
Subgenus Thea; Section Brachyandra. A shrub to 3 m tall. Leaves narrow-elliptic or lanceolate, 4.5-14 cm long x 1.1-3.5 cm wide, very shallowly and widely dentate. Flower white, 10 mm in diameter with 6 petals. Distribution: Hainan Province, China.
Camellia parvilapida Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrea. A small tree, 7-8 m tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic or oblong, 6-10 cm long x 2.5-3 cm wide, caudate with a 1.5-2 cm long cauda. Flowers not seen. Fruit axillary or terminal, pedicellate. Distribution: Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, China.
Camellia parvilimba var. brevipes Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. A small tree. Leaves ovate, 2-3 cm long x 8-13 mm wide, apices acuminate. Flower not seen. Distribution: Jiangxi Province, China.
Camellia parvilimba var. parvilimba Merr. & Metc. (1937).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. A shrub about 1 m tall. Leaves oval or broad-elliptic, apices broadly obtuse, 1-2 cm long x 7-13 mm wide. Flowers, white about 2 cm across with 6 petals. This species is close to C.euroides but branching very divided, leaves shorter, pedicels longer. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia parvimuricata Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Tuberculata. A shrub with coriaceous, ovate-elliptic leaves, 4-6 cm long x 1.5-2.5 cm wide, apices caudate with 1 cm cauda. Flowers terminal, shortly pedicellate, white, 2.5 cm across with 7 petals. Distribution: Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan Provinces, China.
Camellia parvimuricatavar. songaoensis Lan & Zhang (1993).
The difference between this variety and the type is that the new wood is
glabrous.
Camellia parviovata Chang & Wang, in Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Trichandrae. A shrub 2-3 m tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 cm long x 1.5-2 cm wide with acuminate apices. Flowers pedicellate, 2.5 cm across, white with 6-7 petals. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia parvipetala Liang & Su, 1985.
Merged with and reduced to a synonym for
C.grandis Liang & Mo 1985.
Camellia parvisepala Chang (1981).
Merged with and regarded as a synonym for C.sinensis var. pubilimba
Ming 1992.
Camellia parvisepaloides Chang (1981).
Merged with and regarded as a synonym for C.sinensis var. dehungensis
Ming 1992.
Camellia paucipetala Chang, (1984).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Section Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. A shrubby tree with glabrous branches. Leaves thickly coriaceous, narrowly-oblong to lanceolate, 7-9 cm long x 2-3 cm wide, apices subacute to acuminate. glossy olive green. Flowers red, 6-9 cm across, terminal, sessile, petals 6-7, obovate, 3-4.3 cm long, stamens 1.5-2 cm tall, partly free. Originated in Quizhou Province, China.
Camellia paucipunctata (Merr. & Chun.) Chun (1940).
Subgenus Thea; Section Corallina. A tree 6-12 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic or broad-elliptic or obovate, apices obtuse or rounded, 10 cm long. Flowers about 2 cm across, yellowish white, of 6 petals. Distribution: Hainan Province, China.
Camellia pentamera Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Corallina. A tree, 15 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-elliptic, 4-4.5 cm long x 1.7-2.3 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flower terminal, subsessile, white, 3.3 cm across with 5 petals. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia pentapetala Chang (1989).
Subgenus Thea; Section Corallina. A tree, 15 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-elliptic, 4-4.5 cm long x 1.7-2.3 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flower terminal, subsessile, white, 3.3 cm across with 5 petals. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia pentaphylacoides Chang (1989).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae.
A small tree with glabrous branchlets and glossy, yellowish green, coriaceous,
ovate-lanceolate leaves 6-8 cm long x 2.5-3.2 cm wide. Apices acuminate-caudate.
Flowers rosy, 1-2 subterminal with 6-7 obcordate petals. Seed capsules globose,
2.5-3.5 cm splitting into 3 valves with 8 mm thick walls. Distribution:
Sichuan Province, China.
Camellia pentaphylax Chang (1989).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae.
A small tree or shrub 2-3 m tall with glabrous branchlets and glossy, dark
green, coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate leaves 7-10 cm long x 3-4 cm wide, apices
acuminate-caudate. Flowers red, subsessile, subterminal, 7-8 cm diameter with
9-10 obcordate petals. Seed capsule globose, 4-6 cm diameter, splitting into 5
valves with 10 mm thick walls. Distribution: Sichuan Province,
China.
Camellia pentastyla Chang (1981).
Merged with and regarded as a synonym for C.taliensis Melchior, 1925.
Camellia percuspidata Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. A small tree. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 8-12 cm long x 3-4.5 cm wide, apices caudate with 1.5-2.3 long cauda. Flowers 1-2, terminal, pedicellate, white with 7 petals. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia petelotii (Merr.) Sealy (1949).
Subgenus Thea; Section Longipedicellata. A shrub or small tree. Leaves broad-elliptic or oblong-oval, shortly acuminate, 14.5-18 cm long x 4.5-7.5 cm wide. Flowers pedicellate, solitary, 3 cm across, white with 14 petals. Synonym: Thea petelotii. Distribution: Northern Vietnam.
Camellia phaeoclada Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. A shrub 2.5 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly oblong, 4-5.5 cm long x 1.3-1.8 cm wide, apices acute. Flowers terminal, sessile, white, 2.5-3 cm across. Distinguished from C.brevistyla by longer and narrower leaves with acute apices. Distribution: Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, China.
Camellia phellocarpa Chang & Lie in Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. A small tree. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 9-12 cm long x 4-6 cm wide, apices acute. Flowers terminal, sessile, light red, 4-6 cm across with 6-8 petals. This species is close to C. semiserrata, only the seed capsules are pyriform, pericarp woody and 4-5 seeds per locule. Distributed: Hunan Province, China.
Camellia phelloderma Chang, Liu & Zhang, (1991).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Villosae. a shrub about 3.5 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong or lanceolate, 6-12 cm long x 2.5-3.8 cm wide; apices acuminate or becoming caudate, with cauda to 1.5 cm long, shining green. flowers red, solitary, terminal, subsessile, 2.7-4.8 cm
diameter. Petals 6-7 obovate, joined at base. Seed capsule globose, 6.5-7.8 cm diameter. Distribution: Sichuan Province,
China.
Camellia philippinensis Chang et Ren (1991).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Furfuracea. A shrub with slender, smooth, green
branchlets and narrow-oblong leaves, 5-7 cm long x 1.4-2 cm wide. Flowers
unknown. Seed capsule, 1.4-2 cm diameter, covered with small brown scales or
powder. Distribution: Paluan Mindora, the Philippines.
Camellia pilosperma Liang (1979).
Subgenus Thea; Section Corallina. Small shrub, 1-3 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic or ovate-oblong, 2.5-5.5 cm long x 1.5-2.5 cm wide, apices subacute to obtuse. Flowers 1-2, terminal or axillary, shortly pedicellate, about 3.8 cm across, white with 5-7 petals. Distributed: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia pingguoensis Fang (1980).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha: Series Chrysanthae. Shrub 1-3 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, ovate, rarely lanceolate, 5-9.5 cm long x 1.4-3.5 cm wide, apices acute. Flowers terminal, axillary, golden yellow, 1.5-2.3 cm across, pedicellate. Seeds very small.
Synonym: C.terminalis Liang & Su, 1985. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China, on limestone hills.
Camellia piquetiana (Pierre ex Lanessan.) Sealy (1958).
Subgenus Protocamellia; Section Piquetia. Shrub or small tree 2-5 m tall. Leaves oblong-elliptic, shortly acute, 29-42 cm long x 9.5-12.5 cm wide. Flowers shortly pedicellate, axillary, solitary or in groups of 3-5 on short branches, light purple, 4.5 cm across with 8 or more petals. Distinguished from C.krempfi by reason of its large leaves. Synonyms: Thea piquetiana, Piguetia piquetiana. Distribution: Vietnam.
Camellia pitardii var. alba Chang (1981).
Similar to the type but with white flowers. Distribution: Hunan Province, China.
Camellia pitardii var. pitardii Cohen-Stuart (1916).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. An open branched shrub or small tree, up to 7 m tall. Leaves oblong-elliptic or broad elliptic, apices acuminate to caudate, 5.5-10 cm long x 2.2-3.5 cm wide, thinly leathery. Flowers perulate, 3-5.5 cm across, rose pink to white with 5-6 petals. Distribution: Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, and Guangxi Provinces, China. A variable species, some plants have larger flowers, deeper colours and seed capsule 4-5 cm in diameter.
Camellia pitardii var. yunnanica Sealy (1949).
Differs from the type in that by young branches and leaves often pubescent, the leaves more attenuated to base and apex, acute to acuminate and margins much less serrate, and also by its shorter style. The lanceolate leaves are similar to C.saluenensis, except the latter is a shrub and this variety a small tree. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy (1958).
Subgenus Protocamellia; Section Archecamellia. A small tree 4 m tall. Leaves ovate-elliptic, shortly acuminate, 11-15 cm long x 5.2-6.3 cm wide, apices shortly acuminate; thinly leathery. Flowers not seen, apparently terminal, solitary, pedicellate. Distribution: Vietnam.
Camellia polyneura Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Sinensis. A tree, 6-15 m tall. Leaves long-elliptic or lanceolate, 15-23.7 cm long x 5.5-9.2 cm wide, apices acuminate to caudate. Flowers terminal or axillary, greenish white, 4.8-6.1 cm across, pedicellate. Seed capsule to 4.5 cm in diameter and the variety is used locally for tea making. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia polyodonta How. ex Hu (1965).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. Small tree to 8 m tall. Leaves obovate-elliptic or oblong or broadly oblong, 10-14 cm long x 3.8-6 cm wide, apices suddenly acuminate or caudate. Flowers rose pink, tinged white, or intense rose to purplish red, terminal, subsessile, solitary, 7-10 cm across. Seed capsule 4.5-10 cm in diameter. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia polypetala Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Furfuracae. Shrub to 4 m tall. Leaves thickly coriaceous, narrowly oblong, 10-14 cm long x 3-4.5 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flowers 1-2, terminal or axillary, sessile, 3.5 cm across, white with 12 petals. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia pseudo-elongata Chang & Ren (1991).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracemellia. A shrub with slender, downy branchlets
and lanceolate leaves 4-6 cm long x 1.2-2 cm wide with caudate apices. Flower
not seen. Seed capsule globose, seed single, sepals persistent. Distribution:
Indo-China.
Camellia ptilophylla Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Sinensis. Small tree, 5-6 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, 12-21 cm long x 4-6.8 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flowers, solitary, terminal, pedicellate. 2 cm across, white with 5 petals.
Synonym: C.pubescens Chang & Ye 1987. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia ptilosperma Liang & Chen (1985).
This is merged with and reduced to a synonym for C.flavida Chang 1981.
Camellia pubescens Chang & Ye (1987).
Merged with and regarded as a synonym for C.ptilophylla Chang 1981.
Camellia pubicosta Merr. (1942).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Sinensis. Shrub to small tree, 4-6 m tall. Leaves sub-oblong or oblong-oval or oblanceolate, 9.5-12.5 cm long x 2.5-3.5 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flowers pedicellate, 1-2 axillary, white, 2 cm across, with 6-7 petals. Distribution: Vietnam.
Camellia pubipetala Wan & Huang (1982).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Shrub or small tree to 5.5 m tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong to oblong-elliptic or long elliptic, 11-21 cm long x 3.5-8 cm wide, apices caudate-apiculate. Flower, golden yellow, 5-6.5 cm across, terminal, solitary or axillary, seldom 2. Petals 9-13. Similar to C.impressinervis except that sepals, outer petal faces and styles and filaments are pubescent, style bases connate, 3-4 cleft. Flower subsessile. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia punctata (Kochs.) Cohen-Stuart (1916).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Eriandria. A shrub 1.5 m tall. Leaves elliptic, blunt acuminate, 4-8 cm long x 1.5-2.7 cm wide. Flower shortly pedicellate, crowded at the end of shoot, 12 mm across, white with 5-7 petals. The epithet 'punctata' refers to the white dots on the dark bark of the branches. Distribution: Sichuan Province, China.
Camellia puniceiflora Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. A shrub 2 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 4-5 cm long x 2-2.5 cm wide, apices obtuse or slightly acute. Flowers terminal or axilliary, sessile, pink, 6 cm across with 5-6 petals. Distribution: Zhejiang Province, China.
Camellia purpurea Chang (1983).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Sinensis. A small tree 3-5 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, thick and crisp, elliptic, 16-20 cm long x 6.6-8 cm wide, apices caudate. Flowers terminal or axillary, white, 4.5-5.7 cm across with 11 petals. Fruit green and egg-plant purple. Distributed: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia pyxidiacea var. pyxidiacea Xu, Chen & Deng, (1987).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Tuberculata. A shrub 3-5 m tall, bark smooth yellowish brown. Leaves coriaceous, subovate to elliptic, 9-13 cm long x 3-5 cm wide, margins serrate. Flowers solitary, subsessile, white, becoming reddish as flower ages, 5-6 cm across with 6-7 broadly-ovate petals. Distribution: Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces, China.
Camellia pyxidiacea var. rubituberculata (Chang et al) Ming (1993).
C.rubituberculata Chang et al (1983) is merged with C.pyxidiacea
to form this variety.
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Camellia quinquebracteata Chang & Ye (1985).
Merged with and regarded as a synonymn for C.taliensis Engler 1925.
Camellia quinquelocularis Chang & Liang in Chang (1981).
Merged with and regarded as a synonym for C.tachangensis Zhang 1981.
Camellia quinqueloculosa Mo & Zhong, (1985).
Subgenus Thea, Section Chrysantha; Series Flavae. Restored to full species
status. Synonyms: C.aurea Chang, 1980;
C.longgangensis var. patens Liang & Mo 1985; C.multipetala Liang & Deng 1985.
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