Reinstatement of the independent specific status of Camellia angustifolia, a tea plant (Camellia sect. Thea, Theaceae) from Guangxi, China

By

Deng, Huiqun
Liao, Xianjun
Yu, Xiangqin
Liu, Zhusheng
Yang, Shi-Xiong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-28

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

267

Pages

1--8

Subjects

Camellia sinensis var. pubilimba , Morphology , taxonomic treatment , Theaceae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.267.174664

 

Abstract

<br> Camellia angustifolia<br> Hung T. Chang was published in 1981 and was treated as a synonym of C. sinensis var. pubilimba in 1992. Field investigation and herbarium research have revealed remarkable morphological differences between<br> C. angustifolia<br> and C. sinensis var. pubilimba. Evidence from morphology—particularly the variations in indumentum on young branches, leaves, and flowers, the size of the sepals, and the thickness of the pericarp—suggests that<br> C. angustifolia<br> should not be reduced to C. sinensis var. pubilimba. We hereby reinstate the independent specific status of<br> C. angustifolia<br> . A detailed description, including the flower morphology of<br> C. angustifolia<br> , is provided. In addition, the incorrect information regarding the type specimen in the protologue of<br> C. angustifolia<br> has been rectified.<br>