Camellia

About 100–250, including:

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Camellia assimilis

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Camellia brevistyla

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Camellia caudata

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Camellia chekiangoleosa

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Camellia chrysantha – Golden Camellia

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Camellia connata

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Camellia crapnelliana

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Camellia cuspidata

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Camellia euryoides

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Camellia forrestii

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Camellia fraterna

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Camellia furfuracea

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Camellia granthamiana

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Camellia grijsii

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Camellia honkongensis

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Camellia irrawadiensis

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Camellia japonica – Japanese Camellia

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Camellia kissii

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Camellia lutchuensis

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Camellia miyagii

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Camellia nokoensis

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Camellia oleifera

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Camellia parviflora

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Camellia pitardii

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Camellia polyodonta

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Camellia reticulata

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Camellia rosiflora

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Camellia rusticana – Snow Camellia

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Camellia salicifolia

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Camellia saluenensis

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Camellia sasanqua

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Camellia semiserrata

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Camellia sinensis – Tea

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Camellia taliensis

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Camellia transnokoensis

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Camellia tsaii

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Camellia vietnamensis

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Camellia yunnanensis

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Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, native to eastern and southern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan and Indonesia. Different botanists vary in the number of species considered distinct, with anything from 100–250 species being accepted.

Related Topics:
Genus - Flowering plant - Theaceae - Asia - Himalaya - Japan - Indonesia

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They are evergreen shrubs and small trees from 2–20 m tall. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, thick, serrated, usually glossy, and 3–17 cm long. The flowers are large and conspicuous, 1–12 cm diameter, with (in natural conditions) 5–9 petals; colour varies from white to pink and red, and yellow in a few species. The fruit is a dry capsule subdivided into 1–5 compartments, each containing 1–8 seeds.

Related Topics:
Evergreen - Shrub - Tree - Leaves - Flower - Fruit - Seed

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The genus is generally adapted to acidic soils, and does not grow well on chalk or other calcium-rich soils. Most species also have a high rainfall requirement and will not tolerate drought.

Related Topics:
Acid - Soil - Chalk - Calcium - Rain - Drought

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