山茶属（Camellia）隶属于杜鹃花目山茶科（Theaceae），为山茶科的模式属，同时也是山茶科中最大的属，主要分布在东亚及东南亚地区。山茶属含有众多重要经济林木树种，如茶（C. sinensis）是天然保健饮料之一茶叶的原材料，油茶（C. oleifera）被称为世界四大木本油料植物之一，山茶（C. japonica）则是著名的观赏花卉。由于…[more]
A new paper "Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal deep gene tree discordance in Camellia (Theaceae) " was recently published by Dr. Qiong Zhang et al. from Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 188 (2023) 107912, for detail information, please visit: https://doi.org…[more]
Today I was so sad to learn that Mr. Bruce Bartholomew, longtime curator in the California Academy of Sciences herbarium and noted expert on the flora of China, had passed away yesterday. He fell down a flight of stairs and hit his head. By the time his wife found him he was rushed to the hospital bu…[more]
日本茶花协会2021年《新選サザンカ名鑑》登录品种完成校对补充工作自2023年7月初-中下旬，国际山茶数据库（ICR）完成了对日本茶花协会2021年出版的《新選サザンカ名鑑》中所有登录的茶梅品种的校对和补充工作。♦《新選サザンカ名鑑》的介绍2021年10月1日，为纪念日本茶花协会成立70周年，由日本茶花协会会长、茶梅研究…[more]
美国茶花协会历年登录品种完成校对工作世界山茶属植物品种数据库（ICR，https://camellia.iflora.cn/Home/index）是由国家基础科学公共科学数据中心（NBSDC-DB-03）和云南省“生物资源数字化开发应用“（202002AA100007）共同资助，由中国科学院昆明植物研究所主持开发的、并得到���国际山茶协会的支持数据库。自20…[more]
A very new Vienamese Camellia was recently published in Kew Bulletin, with the title "Camellia hiepii (Theaceae), a new species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam' in 19 July 2023. please visit https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12225-023-10098-9 for more detail.Summary: A new species of C…[more]
中文报道见：昆明植物所在国际山茶大会上取得佳绩 （The report in Chinese)ICS President's Medal has been awarded to Prof. Zhonglang WangOn March 25-29, the 32nd International Camellia Congress was held in Verbania, Italy, Prof. Zhonglang Wang, of Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming Institute of Botany, Ch…[more]
历届“国际山茶大会”举办年份和举办地国际山茶协会自1962年成立，十年后的1972年在意大利斯特雷萨举办了第2届大会，2023年3月下旬将再次来到意大利，在韦尔巴尼亚举办第32届大会。2025年将在日本东京举办第33届大会，2027年将在美国佐治亚州举办第34届大会。大会是世界各地山茶花朋友相会的绝佳方式。欢迎广大国际…[more]
To National Registrars of New Camellia CultivarsI have been appointedInternational Camellia Registrarsince 2015, by theInternational Camellia Society, which has designated resposibility from the International Commission for the Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants for publication of valid and accepted n…[more]
Timeline of the International Camellia Register1958-1962Dr. Ralph Philbrick prepares an International Checklist of Camellias at the Bailey Hortorum of Cornell University, USA, funded by a substantial grant from the Longwood Garden Foundation.He is assisted by an Advisory Panel of leading researchers …[more]
