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Reinstatement of the independent specific status of Camellia angustifolia, a tea plant (Camellia sect. Thea, Theaceae) from Guangxi, China

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Camellia angustifolia Hung T. Chang was published in 1981 and was treated as a synonym of C. sinensis var. pubilimba in 1992. Field investigation and herbarium research have revealed remarkable morphological differences between C. angustifolia and C. sinensis var. pubilimba. Evidence from morphology—particularly the variations in indumentum on young branches, leaves, and flowers, the size of the sepals, and the thickness of the pericarp—suggests that C. angustifolia should not be reduced to C. sinensis var. pubilimba. We hereby reinstate the independent specific status of C. angustifolia . A detailed description, including the flower morphology of C. angustifolia , is provided. In addition, the incorrect information regarding the type specimen in the protologue of C. angustifolia has been rectified.

Source: PhytoKeys

DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.267.174664

Authors: Huiqun Deng, Xianjun Liao, Xiangqin Yu, Zhusheng Liu, Shixiong Yang

Institutions: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Plant Diversity and Evolution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $754