Camellia oleifera C.Abel

First published in Narr. Journey China: 174 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to S. China and N. Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam

Introduced into:

China North-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Nguyễn, H.H. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 19: 1-357. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kerr, A.F.G. [889] Thailand K000704692 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fung, H. [21041] China K005466884 No
Xianghou, S. [652] China K005466888 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005466891 No
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [610] China K005466886 No
Hosseus, C.C. [180] Thailand K000704695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3265] China K005466889 No
Guile, D.P.M. [1260] Hong Kong K005466903 No
Henry, A. (Dr.) [8249] China K005466899 No
Guile, D.P.M. [3858] Hong Kong K005466902 No
Garrett, H.B.G. [100] Thailand K000704697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Liu, S. [305] Hong Kong K005466905 No
Lei, C.I. [960] China K005466900 No
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Vietnam K000704696 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4756] China K005466893 No
Hu, S.Y. [ZJ56] China K005466904 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [1363] Thailand K000704693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1363] Thailand K000704694 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [027] China K005466896 No
McClure, F.A. [20601] China K005466883 No
Lei, C.I. [341] China K005466897 No
s.coll. [s.n.] China K005466901 No
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [832] China K005466885 No
McClure, F.A. [7673] China K005466898 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005466894 No
Fang, W.P. [5616] China K005466895 No
Law, Y.W. [210] China K005466890 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [889] Thailand K000704304 Type Yes
Steward, A.N.; Chiao, C.Y.; Cheo, H.C. [610] China K005466887 No
Faber, E. (Revd) [348] China K005466892 No

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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