JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 1987, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (02): 18-27.doi: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.1987.02.003

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A TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE GENUS CAMELLIA LINN. IN ZHEJIANG

Chiu Paolin   

  1. Hangzhou Botanical Garden
  • Online:1987-06-18 Published:1987-04-18

Abstract: This paper is a taxonomic study of the genus Camellia Linn. in Zhejiang, in which 15 species, 1 variety and 3 new forms are recorded. The three new forms are Camellia brevistyla (Hayata) Cohen Stuart rubida f. nov, C. cheki-ang-oleosa Hu tanglii f. nov. and C. trichoclada (Rehd.) Chien leucantha f. nov.Moreover, 3 cultivated species are recorded for the first time in Zhejiang, and 6 Latin names of species are emended. Also given are an index to species and an enumeration including the revision, ecological conditions, distributions, and uses of every taxon.