Genus of flowering plants in the tea family Theaceae
For other uses, see Camellia (disambiguation).
Camellia
Camellia sasanqua is used as a garden plant, its leaves are used for tea, and its seeds for oil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Theaceae
Genus:
Camellia L.
Species
About 187, see text
Synonyms[1]
Calpandria Blume (1825)
Camelliastrum Nakai (1940)
Dankia Gagnep. (1939)
Desmitus Raf. (1838)
Drupifera Raf. (1838)
Piquetia Hallier f. (1921)
Salceda Blanco (1845)
Sasanqua Nees (1834)
Stereocarpus Hallier f. (1921)
Thea L. (1753)
Theaphylla Raf. (1830), nom. superfl.
Theopsis Nakai (1940)
Tsia Adans. (1763), nom. superfl.
Tsubaki Adans. (1763), nom. superfl.
Yunnanea Hu (1956)
Camellia (pronounced /kəˈmɛliə/[2] or /kəˈmiːliə/[3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae.[1] They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species.[1] Camellias are popular ornamental, tea and woody-oil plants that have been cultivated throughout the world for centuries. To date, over 26,000 cultivars, with more than 51,000 cultivar names including synonyms, have been registered or published.[4][5]
Of economic importance in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, leaves of C. sinensis are processed to create the popular beverage tea. The ornamental C. japonica, C. sasanqua and their hybrids are the source of hundreds of garden cultivars. C. oleifera produces tea seed oil, used in cooking and cosmetics.
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