Camellia japonica

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Theaceae Genus: Camellia

camellia

Only found in cultivation

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Synonyms (78)

Camellia bonnardii Berl. ex Lem. (1842)

Camellia bononicana Paxton & Lindl. (1864)

Camellia fimbriata P.B.Mead (1848)

Camellia florida Salisb. (1796)

Camellia hayaoi Yanagita ex Kusaka (1956)

Camellia hozanensis (Hayata) Hayata (1919)

Camellia imbricata P.B.Mead (1848)

Camellia imperialis Van Houtte (1833)

Camellia incarnata P.B.Mead (1848)

Camellia japonica f. albipetala Hung T.Chang (1938)

Camellia japonica f. ilicifolia Makino (1928)

Camellia japonica f. lancifolia H.Hara (1954)

Camellia japonica f. leucantha Makino ex H.Hara (1954)

Camellia japonica f. lilifolia Makino (1928)

Camellia japonica f. longifolia Uyeki (1940)

Camellia japonica f. macrocarpa (Masam.) Tuyama (1966)

Camellia japonica f. otome Makino (1926)

Camellia japonica f. parviflora Makino (1932)

Camellia japonica f. polypetala Makino (1928)

Camellia japonica f. trifida Makino (1928)

Camellia japonica var. adelaideae Drapiez (1836)

Camellia japonica var. anemoniflora-rosea C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. chandleri Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. concava Makino (1932)

Camellia japonica var. conferta Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. curvatifolia C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. delicatissima C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. donckelarii C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. eburnea Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. foliolosa Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. halleyi Scheidw. (1846)

Camellia japonica var. haylockii Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. hexapetala Makino (1932)

Camellia japonica var. hortensis (Makino) Makino (1918)

Camellia japonica var. hozanensis (Hayata) Yamam. (1934)

Camellia japonica var. imbricata-alba C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. kurtzii Van Mons (1836)

Camellia japonica var. latifolia C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. leeana-superba C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. longifolia Nakai (1922)

Camellia japonica var. lysantha Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. macrocarpa Masam. (1933)

Camellia japonica var. minuta C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. modesta Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. nakaii (Hayata) Yamam. (1934)

Camellia japonica var. picta Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. picturata C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. porrecta Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. pumila Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. punctata-major C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. resplendens C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. rosigena Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. spofforthiae Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. spontanea Makino (1918)

Camellia japonica var. sporrorthiana Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. tamponea Drapiez (1836)

Camellia japonica var. triumphans C.Morren (1834)

Camellia japonica var. ulantha Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. variegata Standish ex J.Dix (1862)

Camellia japonica var. venosa Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. victrix Herb. (1837)

Camellia japonica var. woodsii Herb. (1837)

Camellia kaempferia Reboul (1842)

Camellia maeleniana Scheidw. (1837)

Camellia marginata Hally ex J.Dix (1860)

Camellia mutabilis Paxton (1836)

Camellia nakaii (Hayata) Hayata (1919)

Camellia planipetala Lem. (1865)

Camellia sylvestris Berl. (1841)

Camellia tsubakki Crantz (1766)

Camellia tuckiana R.H.Pearson (1912)

Camellia wabiske (Makino) Kitam. (1950)

Thea camellia Hoffmanns. (1824)

Thea hozanensis Hayata (1918)

Thea japonica (L.) Baill. (1872)

Thea japonica var. spontanea Makino (1908)

Thea nakaii Hayata (1918)

Thea reticulata var. wabiske Makino (1910)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Conservation Status

IUCN:Least Concern

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 698 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Camellia japonica	Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens	Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; in yard of house.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbst, D.R.	9314	Hawaii	BISH	1991-01-11
2	Camellia japonica	Kokee	Garden.	Preserved_Specimen	Plews, J.H.R.		Kauai	BISH	1990-10-25
3	Camellia japonica	Kau District; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea Military camp	Outside cafeteria bldg. Also planted elsewhere in KMC grounds.	Preserved_Specimen	Staples, G.W.	534	Hawaii	BISH	1990-01-09
4	Camellia japonica	Luakaha		Preserved_Specimen	Neal, M.C.		Oahu	BISH
5	Camellia japonica	Honolulu, Kamilonui Valley, 908 Kamilonui Rd		Preserved_Specimen	Lau, J.	1841	Oahu	BISH	1986-01-13
6	Camellia japonica	Waimea Canyon State Park;cultivated plants from cabins near Kokee Methodist Camp		Preserved_Specimen	Flynn, T.W.	2029	Kauai	BISH	1986-12-30
7	Camellia japonica	Waimea Canyon State Park;cultivated plants from cabins near Kokee Methodist Camp		Preserved_Specimen	Flynn, T.W.	2030	Kauai	BISH	1986-12-30
8	Camellia japonica	unknown		Preserved_Specimen	Meebold, A.	186		BISH	1942-11-01
9	Camellia japonica	Waimea Distroit: Kokee. Along ditch across from the Boy Scout Camp.	Disturbed Diverse Mesic Forest and riparian zone w/ Metrosideros, Acacia koa, Grevillea robusta, Cypress, Erigeron, Kadua affinis, Chrysodracon aurea, Rubus rosifolius.	Preserved_Specimen	Tangalin, N.	3694	Kauai	BISH	2014-02-20

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