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428.0000 Family Theaceae Mirb. ex Ker Gawl.; Bot. Reg. 2: ad t. 112 (1816), nom. cons.
8 genera, ca. 360 spp. tropical/subtropical
Species listed in database: 394
= Camelliaceae DC.; Essai Propr. Méd. Pl., ed. 2: 97 (1816)
= Gordoniaceae Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 12 (1826)
428.0102 Genus Camellia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 698 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Asia, many in S-China and esp. Vietnam. Taxonomy is complicated by numerous cultivars and garden forms, as well as the variability of some species in nature, leading to oversplitting. There are still too many species described especially in Vietnam.
Species listed in database: 246
= Calpandria Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 178 (1825)
= Camelliastrum Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 16: 699 (1940)
= Dankia Gagnep.; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] Suppl. 1: 198 (1939), gallice, et in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 131 (1939), latine
= Desmitus Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 139 (1838)
= Drupifera Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 140 (1838)
= Piquetia (Pierre) Hallier f.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 39(2): 162 (1921)
= Salceda Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [Blanco] 374 (1854)
= Stereocarpus (Pierre) Hallier f.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 39(2): 162 (1921)
= Thea L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 515 (1753)
= Theaphylla Raf.; Med. Fl. 2: 267 (1830)
= Theopsis Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 16: 704 (1940)
= Tsubaki Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 399 (1763)
= Yunnanea Hu; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 5: 282 (1956)

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