Theaceae
Camellia japonica L.
Camellia japonica L.
Camellia japonica L. is a flowering tree/shrub grown for use in teas and medicinal tinctures.
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, is the woody cultivated species grown commercially to produce tea, native to debated regions of East Asia.
Gordonia lasianthus L. ex Ellis
Gordonia lasianthus L. ex Ellis
Gordonia lasianthus is a small to medium evergreen tree/shrub native to the southeastern US coastal plains, used ornamentally and for pulp.
Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet
Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet
Polyspora axillaris is an evergreen tree distributed across southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam with specialized ecological adaptations.
Schima superba Gardner & Champ.
Schima superba Gardner & Champ.
Schima superba is a large evergreen tree from southern China valued for fire prevention, ecology, wood, medicine, landscaping, and potential pesticide development.
Camellia sasanqua Thunb.
Camellia sasanqua Thunb.
Camellia sasanqua is an evergreen Japanese camellia used for tea, tea seed oil, and ornamental gardening.
Camellia crapnelliana Tutcher
Camellia crapnelliana Tutcher
Camellia crapnelliana is a small tree native to southern China, whose seeds produce edible oil, with very limited cultivation in Japan.
Camellia azalea C.F.Wei
Camellia azalea C.F.Wei
Camellia azalea C.F.Wei is a critically endangered Chinese protected camellia named for its rhododendron-like features and year-round flowering.
Camellia oleifera Abel.
Camellia oleifera Abel.
Camellia oleifera Abel. is a Chinese shrub/small tree grown for its seeds that produce nutritious, widely used tea oil.
Stewartia pseudocamellia Maxim.
Stewartia pseudocamellia Maxim.
Stewartia pseudocamellia is a deciduous ornamental tree valued for year-round garden interest, widely cultivated in temperate regions.
Stewartia malacodendron L.
Stewartia malacodendron L.
Stewartia malacodendron (silky camellia) is a slow-growing deciduous flowering shrub or small tree native to the southeastern US, grown ornamentally.
Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weath.
Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weath.
Stewartia ovata is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree with two varieties, native to [no location given] and featuring camellia-like summer flowers.
Franklinia alatamaha W.Bartram ex Marshall
Franklinia alatamaha W.Bartram ex Marshall
Franklinia alatamaha is a rare deciduous tree/shrub with zygotic dormancy, grown ornamentally and only exists in cultivation.
Pyrenaria microcarpa (Dunn) H.Keng
Pyrenaria microcarpa (Dunn) H.Keng
Pyrenaria microcarpa is a woody plant native to East and Southeast Asia that grows in mountain forests and along streams.
Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.
Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.
Schima wallichii is an evergreen tea-family tree native to China and tropical Asia, growing 10–20 m tall, also called needlewood or Chinese guger tree.
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