Theaceae
Camellia
Camellia japonica
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Camellia
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Common names
By language (47)
- Arabic
- كاميلة
- arz
- كاميليا جابونيكا
- Azerbaijani
- Yapon kameliyası
- Bangla
- ক্যামেলিয়া
- Basque
- Japoniako kamelia
- Breton
- Roz-kamelia
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена камелия
- Cantonese
- 茶花
- Catalan
- Camèlia japonesa, Tsubaki, Yabu-Tsubaki
- Chinese
- 山茶花, 日本山茶, 山茶, 茶花, 海石榴, 玉茗花, 红山茶, 耐冬
- Czech
- Kamélie japonská
- Danish
- Kamelia
- English
- Camellia, Japanese camellia
- Esperanto
- Japana kamelio
- Estonian
- Jaapani kameelia
- Finnish
- Kamelia
- French
- Camélia du Japon, Camelia du Japon
- frr
- Kameelie
- Galician
- Camelia do Xapón, Camelia
- German
- Kamelie
- hak
- Sân-chhà-fâ
- hsb
- Japanska kamelija
- Hungarian
- Japán kamélia
- Indonesian
- Kayucu jepang
- Italian
- Camelia
- Japanese
- ヤブツバキ, ツバキ, 椿, 海柘榴, 藪椿
- koi
- Камелия
- Korean
- 동백나무, 동백, 동백꽃
- kv
- Камелия
- Lithuanian
- Japoninė kamelija
- Malayalam
- കാമിലിയ ജാപോനിക
- mnc
- ᡳᠯᠠᠨ ᡳ ᠴᠠᡳ ᡳᠯᠠᡥ
- mrj
- Камели
- nan
- Soaⁿ-tê-hoe
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kamelia
- Persian
- کاملیا ژاپنی
- Polish
- Kamelia japońska
- Russian
- Камелия японская
- Slovak
- Kamélia japonská
- Slovenian
- Japonska kamelija
- Swedish
- Kamelia
- Thai
- แต้ฮวย, ชากุหลาบแดง, ชาญี่ปุ่น, แต้ฮั้งฮวย
- Turkish
- Japon Kamelyası
- udm
- Камелия
- Ukrainian
- Камелія японська
- Uyghur
- چايگۈل
- Vietnamese
- Sơn trà Nhật Bản
Synonyms
- Camellia bonnardi Berl.
- Camellia bonnardii Berlese
- Camellia bonnardii Berl. ex Lem.
- Camellia bononicana Anon.
- Camellia fimbriata P.B.Mead
- Camellia florida Salisb.
- Camellia hayaoi Yanagita ex Kusaka
- Camellia hozanensis (Hayata) Hayata
- Camellia imbricata P.B.Mead
- Camellia imperialis Van Houtte
- Camellia incarnata P.B.Mead
- Camellia japonica f. albipetala H.T.Chang
- Camellia japonica f. ilicifolia Makino
- Camellia japonica f. lancifolia H.Hara
- Camellia japonica f. leucantha Makino ex H.Hara
- Camellia japonica f. lilifolia Makino
- Camellia japonica f. longifolia Uyeki
- Camellia japonica f. macrocarpa (Masam.) Tuyama
- Camellia japonica f. otome Makino
- Camellia japonica f. parviflora Makino
- Camellia japonica f. polypetala Makino
- Camellia japonica f. trifida Makino
- Camellia japonica subsp. hortensis (Makino) Masamura & Yanagih.
- Camellia japonica var. adelaideae Drapiez
- Camellia japonica var. anemoniflora-rosea C.Morren
- Camellia japonica var. chandleri Herb.
- Camellia japonica var. concava Makino
- Camellia japonica var. conferta Herb.
- Camellia japonica var. curvatifolia C.Morren
- Camellia japonica var. delicatissima C.Morren
- Camellia japonica var. donckelarii C.Morren
- Camellia japonica var. eburnea Herb.
- Camellia japonica var. foliolosa Herb.
- Camellia japonica var. halleyi Scheidw.
- Camellia japonica var. haylockii Herb.
- Camellia japonica var. hexapetala Makino
- Camellia japonica var. hortensis (Makino) Makino
- Camellia japonica var. hozanensis (Hayata) Yamam.
- Camellia japonica var. imbricata-alba C.Morren
- Camellia japonica var. japonica
and 45 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April (from 87 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hannah Jones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kathy Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was Semnoz at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Shiokawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gregory Pat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hugo Innes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sandro bisotti, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sean K, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.