J 
L
Camellia kangdianica Chang, Liu & Xiang, (1991).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulatae. Small tree, 2-3 m high. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, occasionally ovate-elliptic, 6.5-10 cm long x 2.5-3.5 cm wide, apices abrupt-acute, dark green, serrate. Flowers red, terminal, 3 cm in diameter; petals 5-7, joined at base. Seed capsule, 6 cm in diameter, globose. Distributed in the Sichuan Province.
Camellia kissi var. kissi Wall.(1820).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. Small tree to 13 m tall. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate to narrow-elliptic or elliptic, apices acuminate to caudate. Flowers perulate, fragrant, 1 or 2 at the ends of shoots, axillary, petals 7-8, flower 2.5-3 cm across. Synonyms: Thea sasanqua var. kissi; Camellia brachystemon; C. iniquicarpa. Distribution: Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Burma and Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces China.
Camellia kissi var. megalantha Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. Flowers relatively large, 6 cm across, petals obcordate, 3 cm long x 2 cm wide. Other characteristic the same as the type. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia kissi var. trigona Zhang, (1983).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. While close to the type, Chang considered that it was sufficiently different to warrant classifying as a new variety. Distribution: Hong Kong.
Camellia krempfii (Gagnep.) Sealy (1949).
Subgenus Protocamellia; Section Sterocarpus. A small tree. Leaves oblong, bluntly acute, 28-31 cm long x 6-7.5 cm wide, leathery. Flower white, 10 petals, hairy stamens. Distribution: Vietnam.
Camellia kwangnanica Chang (1983).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Quinquelocularis. This is a tree from 3 to 6 m tall. Leaves elliptic to long-elliptic, 13-19 cm long x 5-7 cm wide, apices acuminate to caudate. Flowers terminal or axillary, creamy white, 4.5-6.5 cm across with 9-11 petals. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China.
Camellia kwangtungensis Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Glabberima; A shrub, 3 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, narrow-elliptic to lanceolate, 9-14 cm long x 2.5-4 cm wide, apices caudate. Flowers axillary, white, about 2 cm across. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia kwangsiensis Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Quinquelocularis. A shrub or small tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, apices acuminate or abruptly acute, 10-17 cm long x 4-7 cm wide. Flowers terminal, white, petals and stamens deciduous. Distribution: Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, China.
Camellia kweichowensis Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. Small tree. Leaves oblong, 6-10.5 cm long x 3-4 cm wide. Flowers red, 10 cm across, petals 9. Distribution: Guizhou Province, China.
K M
Camellia lanceolata (Bl.) Seem. (1859).
Subgenus Thea; Section Calpandria. A shrub or small tree, 4-9 m tall. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic or broad-elliptic, sometimes ovate, apices bluntly acuminate, 4-14.5 cm long x 2-6.5 cm wide, thinly leathery, villose beneath. Flower shortly pedicellate or sessile, 6-9 petals (a 4 petalled form exists in Malaya). Synonyms: Camellia minahasae, C.megacarpa, Calpandria lanceolata. Distribution: Malaya, Indonesia, North Borneo and the Phillipines.
Camellia lancicalyx Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Trichandrae. A medium sized shrub. Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate, 4-5 cm long x 1-1.3 cm wide, apices caudate-acuminate. Flowers 1 to 2 in terminals and leaf axils, white, 1.5 cm across. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia lancilimba Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. Shrub 3 m tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, narrowly lanceolate, 4-6.5 cm long x 1-1.3 cm wide, apices acuminate-caudate. Flowers terminal and axillary, white, with 5-7 petals and about 3.5 cm across. Distribution: Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi Provinces, China.
Camellia lapidea Wu (1940).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; Series Reticulatae. A shrub or small tree 1-5 m tall. Leaves oblong-elliptic or broad-elliptic, apices acuminate, to long caudate, 11-16 cm long x 3.5-5 cm wide. Flowers perulate, terminal, solitary or in pairs, about 4 cm in diameter. Synonym: Camellia mairei var. lapidea. Distribution: Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, China.
Camellia latipetiolata Chi (1948).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Furfuracea. A small tree. Leaves thin, oblong-elliptic, apices acuminate, 14-17 cm long x 4.5-6.5 cm wide. Flowers sessile, about 2.6 cm across, white with 6 narrow petals. Close to C.furfuracea but leaves are larger and petioles shorter. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia lawii Sealy (1951).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Eriandria. A shrub, with leaves narrow to broad-elliptic, apices acuminate to audate. Flowers shortly pedicellate, 1.6 cm across, white with 5 petals. Distribution: Sichuan Province, China.
Camellia leptophylla Liang in Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Thea; Series Gymnogynae. A shrub, with leaves thinly membraneous, oblong or narrowly-elliptic, 8-9.5 cm long x 3-4 cm wide, apices acute. Flowers, 1-2 terminal and axillary, 1.1 cm across, white with 9 petals. Ditribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia liberistyla Chang ex Chang (1981).
Subgenus Protocamellia; Section Stereocarpus. Small tree. Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate, 6-9 cm long x 1.5-2.3 cm wide, apices caudate-acuminate. Flowers terminal, sessile, 2 cm across, white with 10 petals. Distribution: Yunanan Province, China.
Camellia liberistyloides Chang.
Subgenus Protocamellia; Section II Stereocarpus. Shrub or small tree with pubescent branchlets. Leaves oblong to elliptic 3.5-5.5 cm long to 1.7-3.2 cm wide. Flowers white, terminal or axillary, sessile, about 3.2 cm in diameter, petals 8-9, lightly joined at the base; stamens in many series; ovaries 5 locula. Distribution: Yunnan Province.
Camellia lienshanensis Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Corallina. A shrub 3 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly-ellitic, 6-9.5 cm long x 2.5-3.5 cm wide, apices acuminate, margins entire. Flowers sessile, terminal, with 6 petals. Flowers not opened. The only camellia in Section Corallina with entire margins. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China.
Camellia limonia Liang & Mo (1985).
Subgenus Thea; Section chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Reduced to a synonym for Camellia tunghinensis Chang, 1979 by Chang 1991.
Camellia limonia var. obovata Mo & Zhong, (1985).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Reduced to a synonym for Camellia flavida Chang by Chang, 1991.
Camellia lipingensis Chang, (1984).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Tuberculata; Series Acutiperulatae. Small tree with shining, angular branches. Leaves thickly coriaceous, narrowly lanceolate, 9-12 cm long x 2.5-3 cm wide, apices caudate-acuminate, upper surface glossy green, lower yellowish brown; petiole 8-10 mm long. Flower white, terminal, sessile, 5 cm across, 10 petals, oblong to obovate, 2 cm long. Originated in Quizhou Province, China.
Camellia litchii Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Tuberculata. A shrub or small tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate to long-ovate, apices acuminate or acute. Flowers not seen. Distribution Guizhou Province, China.
Camellia longgangensis Liang & Mo (1985).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Reduced to a synonym for -Camellia flavida- Chang, 1980 by Chang, 1991.
Camellia longgangensis var. grandis Liang & Mo (1985).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Reduced to a synonym for Camellia grandis (Laing & Mo), Chang & Liang, 1991 by Chang, 1991.
Camellia longgangensis var. patens Liang & Mo (1985).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Reduced to a synonym for Camellia flavida, Chang, 1980 by Chang, 1991.
Camellia longicalyx Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis, Series Cuspidatae. A small tree to 4 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 cm long x 1.3-2 cm wide, apices acuminate. Flowers solitary, terminal, white with 5 petals. Distribution Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia longicarpa Chang ex Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. Shrub 3 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 6-8.5 cm long x2-3 cm wide, apices acuminate to caudate. Flowers terminal, 3-3.5 cm across, white with 6-7 petals. Close to C. tsaii but calyx and fruit longer. Distribution: Sichuan Province, China.
Camellia longicaudata Chang & Liang in Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section camellia; Subsection Lucidissima. Small tree to 8 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly lanceolate, 10-14 cn long x 2-3 cm wide, apices caudate. Flowers terminal, sessile, red with 9 petals. Distribution: Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, China.
Camellia longicuspis Liang in Chang (1981).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Cuspidatae. Small tree to 4 m tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong, 9-11 cm long x 3-4 cm wide, caudate-acuminate with a long cauda. Flowers not seen. Fruit 1.4 cm x 1 cm. Close to C. percuspidata but the fruit pedicel is longer and sepals glabrous. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia longipedicellata (Hu) Chang & Fang (1980).
Subgenus Thea; Section Longipedicellata. Shrub 1.5 cm tall. Leaves coriaceous, obovate-elliptic, or broadly obovate, 4-4.5 cm long x 2-3.2 cm wide, apices abruptly acuminate. Flower terminal, solitary, white with 9 petals. Synonym: Theopis longipedicellata. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia longissima Chang & Liang in Chang (1981).
Subgenus Thea; Section Longissima. Shrub with leaves membranous, elliptic or obovate, 14-16.5 cm long x 6-8.5 cm wide, apices abruptly acute with 1 cm long acumen. Flowers 1-3, terminal and axillary, 1.8 cm across with 8 petals and a 4 cm long pedicel. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia longruiensis Liang & Dong (1985).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha, Series Chrysanthae. Tree 4-5 m tall, new growth pale blue-green. Flowers light yellow with a rose-red halo on petal margins, 11-15 petals. Similar to C.ptilosperma but with no pubescens. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia longzhouensis Luo (1983).
Subgenus Thea; Section Chrysantha; Series Chrysanthae. Similar to C. pubipetala but no pubescens on shoots and leaves. Also similar to C. grandis but no pubescens on bracts, sepals or ovary. Flower golden yellow, 5 cm across. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
Camellia lucidissima Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Lucidissima. Small tree. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, 7-13 cm long x 3-5 cmwide, apices acute. Flowers terminal, sessile, red, 5-6.5 cm across with 6-7 petals. Fruit up to 6 cm in diameter. Distribution: Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces, China.
Camellia lungshenensis Chang (1981).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Camellia; Subsection Reticulata; series Reticulatae. Small tree, 5 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, ovoid or elliptic, 7-10 cm long x 3-5.5 cm wide, apices acute. Flowers sessile, solitary, terminal, peach blossom red or pink, 8-9 cm across with 6 petals. Distribution: Guangxi Province, China.
>Camellia lutchuensis Ito#2 in Ito#2 & Matsumura (1909).
Subgenus Metacamellia; Section Theopsis; Series Gymnandrae. A shrub 2 m tall. Leaves elliptic to oblong, bluntly acute. Flowers shortly pedicellate, fragrant, 1.5 cm across white with 6 petals. Synonyms: Theopsis luchuensis, Thea lutchuensis. Distribution Liu Kiu Islands. There is also a dwarf form.
Camellia luteoflora Chang (1982).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Luteoflora. A shrub or small tree, 1.5-5.5 m tall. Leaves nearly coriaceous, oblong or elliptic, 6.5-17 cm long x 1.7-7 cm wide, apices acuminate or abruptly acute. Flowers solitary, axillary or terminal, 1.8 cm across, yellow with 7-8 petals. Distribution: Guizhou Province, China.
Camellia lutescens Dyer in Hook. (1874).
Subgenus Camellia; Section Paracamellia. A shrub with thinly leathery leaves, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, apices acuminate. Flowers perulate, terminal or axillary, about 2 cm across, white with 6 petals. Distribution: Assam.
K M
.
.
.
.
.