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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 901-913.doi: 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2024.06.011

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Taxonomic Notes on Camellia huana (Theaceae)

Guobin JIANG1, He LI1, Yanbing YANG1, Chaoran XU1, Zhongxuan GUO2, Lunxiu DENG1()   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China,Guizhou Academy of Forestry,Guiyang 550005
    2.State-owned Forestry Center of Ceheng County,Ceheng 552200
  • Received:2024-04-07 Online:2024-11-20 Published:2024-11-22
  • Contact: Lunxiu DENG E-mail:dlxdeng@163.com

Abstract:

In order to clarify the taxonomic relationship between Camellia huana and its related species, based on examination of type specimens, field observations of wild populations, leaf and pollen micro-morphological characteristics, as well as studies on introduction and cultivation over the past 30 years, the results indicated that: (1)The type specimens cited from C. huana actually contained different taxon; (2)C. tianeensis should be recognized as a distinct species. It differed from C. huana primarily in the flowering period from February to April(vs. mid-October to December), and the color of annual branch ranged from light red to burgundy(vs. grey), and its fruit was oblate triangular spherical-shape with pericarp of 1-3 mm thick(vs. fruit oblate spherical-shape with pericarp of 9-11 mm thick). Consequently, the type specimens of C. huana and the characteristics and distributions of two species were revised.

Key words: Camellia huana, Camellia liberofilamenta, Camellia tianeensis, type specimen, taxonomic notes

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