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Taxon

Camellia oleifera Abel.

Protologue Narr. Journey China 174, 363 (1818).IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 243.jpg

Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 243.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 244.jpg

Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 244.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 247.jpg

Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 247.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 245.jpg

Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 245.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 242.jpg

Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 242.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 246.jpg

Camellia oleifera, 82.0184--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 8 Dec 06. 246.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (80).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (80).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (75).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (75).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (79).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (79).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (70).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (70).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (77).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (77).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (69).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (69).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (68).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (68).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (76).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (76).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (71).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (71).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (81).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (81).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (82).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (82).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (72).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (72).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (78).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (78).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (67).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (67).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (73).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (73).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (74).JPG

Camellia oleifera, Davidson, C 11952--China. Zhejiang Priv. Tian Mu Shan. 31 May 2012. DSC00927 (74).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam; introduced into China North-Central (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

82.0184

December 7, 2006

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 11952

May 31, 2012

Location

China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou (Lin'an, Lin'an District)

30.323917, 119.448611

Location Remarks

TianMu Shan National Nature Reserve. West TianMuShan. ZhaoXiXiang, NingAn City. Roadside and trail through deciduous forest just north of Fu Yu Resort. 379 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Fu Cheng Xin, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang, Sharon R. Christoph, David E. Boufford

Notes

Shrub 1-1.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Theaceae

Genus

Camellia

Specific Epithet

oleifera

Authorship

Abel.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#330,448 of 335,497

Top 99%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →