GENUS CODE: CAMEL2 GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Camellia GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Camellia GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 100-300 species, shrubs and trees, of se. Asia. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: THEACE FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Theaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: D. Don 1825 FAMILY COMMON: Tea Family FAMILY SUMMARY: With a more circumscribed definition (excluding Pentaphylacaceae), a family of about 9 genera and 450 species, trees and shrubs, of primarily tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. FAMILY REFERENCE: Prince in FNA (2009); Prince & Parks (2001); Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Camellia sasanqua
COMMON NAME: Sasanqua Camellia, is reported as introduced in NC, SC, GA, and FL (Kartesz 1999)
SYNONYMY: [= K]
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RANGE MAP: Camellia sasanqua.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Theaceae D. Don 1825 (Tea Family) SUMMARY: With a more circumscribed definition (excluding Pentaphylacaceae), a family of about 9 genera and 450 species, trees and shrubs, of primarily tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. REFERENCE: Prince in FNA (2009); Prince & Parks (2001); Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Camellia L. (Camellia) SUMMARY: A genus of about 100-300 species, shrubs and trees, of se. Asia. REFERENCE: Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman in Kubitzki (2004).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Camellia sasanqua in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Camellia sasanqua in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)