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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 North Vietnam.
Camellia glabberima Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Glaberrima. Small tree, 7-8 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, 11-18 cm long x 4-5 cm wide, apices acuminate to caudate. Flowers solitary, terminal, white with 8 petals. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
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. Originated in 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 olbong-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 (Liang & Mo), Chang & Liang, in Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatsensi, vol.30, No.2, pp. 82,83.
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Synonyms: Camellia longgangensis Liang & Mo var. grandis, Liang & Mo, 1982; Camellia ptilosperma Liang & Chen, 1984; Camellia parvipetala Liang & Su, 1985. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 8-12 cm long x 4-7 cm wide, base cuneate or, rarely, subrotund, lateral nerves in 6-8 pairs, petals yellow, 1-2 cm long, seeds brown pubescent. Originated in limestone country in Guangxi Province, China.
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: Camellia 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. Distribution: Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Guizhou Provinces, China.
Camellia gymnogymoides Chang (1983).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Gymnogynae. A tree, 4-17 m tall. Leaves thick, elliptic to long-elliptic, 10-20 cm long x 5-8 cm wide. Flowers terminal or axillary, white, 4.6-6 cm across, petals 7-11. Main difference with C. gymnogyna is that the petals are more numerous, pedicels slenderer and pericarp thinner. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
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Camellia haaniensis Chang 1983.
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Pentastyla. A tree 17 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic or ovate, 13.3-18.1 cm long x 5.8-8 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flower terminal or axillary, white, 4.5-6 cm across, petals 10-11. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
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. Simiar 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 reddisk 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.
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Camellia ilicifolia Li ex Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Pseudocamellia: 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 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 diamenter. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia irrawadiensis Barua (1938).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Pentastyla. Small tree, 6-7 m tall with numerous stems. Leaves elliptic, apices blunt acuminate, 8-11.5 cm long x 3-4 cm wide. Flowers singly or in pairs in leaf axils, pedicellate, cernuous. Flower wide spreading, 4-5 cm across, white with 7-8 petals. Closely resembles C. sinensis var. assamica. Synonym: Polyspora yunnanensis. Distribution: Burma.
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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, ridigly 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 Archipeligo, Formosa, 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.
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. decumbens. Distribution: Honshu, Japan.
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