Theaceae

Camellia salicifolia Champ.

Family: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia

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Camellia salicifolia: 柳葉茶 Camellia salicifolia [香港城門郊野公園 Shing Mun Country Park, Hong Kong] — Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Cantonese: 柳葉茶
Chinese: 柳叶山茶, 柳葉山茶, 柳叶毛蕊茶

Synonyms

Camellia salicifolia var. longisepala Keng
Camelliastrum salicifolium (Champ.) Nakai
Thea salicifolia (Champ.) Seem.
Thea salicifolia var. warburgii Kochs

Plant problems

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Photos

Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 黃美滿, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CYL, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.