Theaceae

Fried egg plant

Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet

Family: Theaceae
Genus: Polyspora

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Fried egg plant (Polyspora axillaris) — FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 大头茶, 大頭茶, 大头茶果, 石蚕, 南头大头茶
English: Fried egg plant

Synonyms

Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.
Gordonia anomala Spreng.
Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Endl.
Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) D.Dietr.
Gordonia axillaris var. crenata Gagnep.
Gordonia axillaris var. nantoensis H.Keng
Gordonia axillaris var. subemarginata Gagnep.
Gordonia lesiertii Szyszył.
Gordonia shimadae Ohwi
Gordonia tagawae Ohwi
Lasianthus axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Kuntze
Nabiasodendron axillare Pit.
Polyspora axillaris var. nantoensis (H.Keng) S.S.Ying
Polyspora axillaris var. tagawae (Ohwi) S.S.Ying
Polyspora lessertii Choisy
Polyspora shimadae (Ohwi) Ohwi
Polyspora tagawae (Ohwi) Ohwi
Sasanqua ochroleuca Raf.

Flowers

In flower: October to January (from 226 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Grey Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jan Vršovský, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jan Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: me, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Uleli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Uleli, 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.