Theaceae
Camellia oleifera
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Camellia
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- كاميليا أوليفيرا
- arz
- كاميليا اوليفيرا
- Bulgarian
- Маслинова камелия
- Chinese
- 油茶, 苦茶, 油茶叶, 油茶子, 油茶根, 油茶油, 油茶花, 油茶（小叶油茶）
- Japanese
- ユチャ, 油茶
- Lithuanian
- Aliejinė kamelija
- Malayalam
- കാമിലിയ ഒലിഫെറ
- Polish
- Kamelia olejodajna
- Russian
- Камелия масличная
- za
- Youzcaz
Synonyms
- Camellia banksiana Lindl. ex Tutcher
- Camellia banksiana Lindl. ex Champ.
- Camellia biflora (Hayata) Cohen-Stuart
- Camellia caudata Griff.
- Camellia drupifera f. biflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying
- Camellia obscura Nakai
- Camellia oleifera var. monosperma Hung T.Chang
- Camellia oleifera var. oleifera
- Camellia podogyna (H.Lév.) Melch.
- Camellia sasanqua Blanco
- Sasanqua oleifera (C.Abel) Raf.
- Thea biflora Hayata
- Thea oleifera (C.Abel) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Thea podogyna H.Lév.
- Theaphylla oleifera (C.Abel) Raf.
- Theopsis banksiana (Lindl. ex Tutcher) Nakai
Flowers
- In flower
- October to November (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 王天明, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.