Theaceae

Camellia yunnanensis (Pit. ex Diels) Cohen-Stuart

Family: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia

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Camellia yunnanensis: Camellia yunnanensis, a species from south-western China that is often seen as a shrub around 1.8 m high, but which can eventually become tree-like and up to 7m — Photo: Hortiphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 五柱滇山茶, 尖果山茶, 猴子木, 膜萼离蕊茶, 云南茶, 雲南茶

Synonyms

Thea yunnanensis Pit.
Thea yunnanensis Pit. ex Diels

Plant problems

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Photos

Photo: Hortiphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hortiphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.