Section：Paracamellia
Conservation Status：Least Concern
Remarks：This name is accepted
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Thea brevistyla Hayata J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 25(19): 63 (1908) Homotypic Synonym
Thea tenuiflora Hayata J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 46 (1911) Heterotypic Synonym
Thea gnaphalocarpa Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 44 (1913) Heterotypic Synonym [PDF]
Camellia brevistyla (Hayata) Cohen-Stuart Meded. Proefstat. Thee 11: 67 (1916) Accepted Name
Camellia tenuiflora (Hayata) Cohen-Stuart Meded. Proefstat. Thee 40: 68 (1916) Heterotypic Synonym
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Camellia brevistyla, Subgenus Camellia, Sect. Paracamellia, Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.51: Camellia brevistyla (Hay.) Cohen-Stuart, Meded. Proefst. Thee 40: 67. 1916. [Description] Branchlets pubescent. Leaves oblong or elliptic, petioles short. Bracts and sepals7-8, petals 5, filaments basally slightly connate, ovaries pubescent; styles 3-4-parted, 1.5-3mm long. Capsules globose, 1 cm in diameter. The bark is reddish-brown on the old branches of Zhou 6541 from Fujian. Qin 3108from Anhui was determined by Sealy (Rev. Gen. Camellia, 215. 1958) to be C. microphylla, but it belongs to this species. [Distribution] Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Anhui, Jiangxi. [Synonym] Thea brevistyla Hay., Fl. Mont. Formos., 63. 1908. \Thea tenuiflora Hay., Journ. Coll. Sci. Tokyo 30: 46. 1911. \Thea gnaphalocarpa Hay., Icon. P1. Formos. 3:44. 1913. \Camellia tenuiflora (Hay.) Cohen-Stuart, Meded. Proefst. Thee 40: 68. 1916. \Camellia gnaphalocarpa (Hay.) Cohen-Stuart, Meded. Proefst. Thee 40: 68. 1916. \Theopsis lungyaiensis Hu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10:141. 1965.
Gao Jiyin, Clifford R. Parks, Du Yueqiang, 2005, Collected Species of the Genus Camellia an Illustrated Outline，p.178. Flowers are white with a slightly sweet fragrance,3.0-5.0 cm in diameter, borne at the tip of the shoots, and in leaf axils; bud set sometimes abundant. Perules 8, drop as corolla expands, outside densely pubescent in central portion, inside glabrous. Petals 6-8, 1.8-2.9 cm long, 1.3-1.7 cm wide, obovate to obcordate, variably cleft 0-3 mm, free or fused with the staminal column up to 3 mm. Androecium glabrous, nearly free or fused at the base up to 5 mm forming a cup, 50-70 stamens. Gynoecium 6-10 mm long, 2 or 3 styles, 50%-80% fused from the base, ovary densely tomentose. Blooming season: autumn to early winter. Capsules variously ovoid to pyriform in shape, 1.7-3.1 cm in length, 1.5-1.9 cm in diameter, densely villous, hair may be partially eroded by maturity, 3 locules with 1-2 seeds per fruit. Seed oil content ranges from 42.8%-50.5%.Leaves elliptic to broadly elliptic, tips acute or weakly acuminate, base cuneate to slightly rounded, mostly 3.5-7.8 cm long and 1.4-3.8 cm wide, margin serrulate, puberulent along the upper midrib becoming partially glabrescent in time, lower surface glabrous. Petioles 3-7 mm long, upper side puberulent, glabrous below. Shrub or small tree up to 8 m tall, young shoots sparsely to strongly villous becoming smooth in time, twigs dark brown in color, older branches smooth and rust-colored. Destribution: Mainly in hilly areas at mid-elevations in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Taiwan Provinces of China; Elevation: 200-800 m; Specific locality: Minhou Oil-tea Forest Farm, Minhou County, Fujiang Province, China.
Camellia brevistyla has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2015. Camellia brevistyla is listed as Least Concern.
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短柱茶Camellia brevistyla (Hay. ) Cohen Stuart in Meded. Proefst. Thee,40：67, 1916. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第37页。【标本】台湾Taiwan：Mt. Minami-Soten，S. Sasaki s.n. 1919, Taiw. For. Res. Inst. herb. non. 16876；台北，Suzuki-Tokio 18965, 7829, 8678, 19413, 14250. 福建Fukien：邵武，周鹤昌6541，广东Kwangtung：乳源，刘心祈29197；乳源，黄志42446；乳源：缪汝槐 40069， 40071， 40072,40074。安徽Anhwei：祁门，邓懋彬5216；秦仁昌3108.江西Kiangsi武功山，北京植物研究所,江西队559,959；龙南，江西大学12167。广西Kwangsi：梁盛业s.n.，中山大学标本号137624。分布：福建，台湾，广东，广西，安徽，江西。【形态特征】嫩枝有毛，叶长圆形或椭圆形，有短柄，苞及萼片7-8片，花瓣5片，花丝基部稍连生，子房有毛，花柱3-4条，长1.5-3毫米，蒴果球形，直径1厘米。福建标本，周鹤昌6541，老枝的树皮是红褐色的。安徽标本，秦仁昌3108曾被 Sealy定为C.microphylla Chien，其实属于本种。
高继银、帕克斯、杜跃强，2005. 《山茶属植物主要原种彩色图集》浙江科学技术出版社，第178页。花白色，略有甜芳香，花径3.0~5.0厘米，顶生或腋生，花芽多。鱗片8枚，随着花朵生长逐渐脱落，外面中心部分密被柔毛，里面无毛。花瓣6~8枚，长1.8~2.9厘米，宽1.3~1.7厘米，倒卵形至倒心形，先端 裂□0~3毫米，基部离生或与雄蕊柱连生3毫米。雄蕊无毛，近离生或基部连生形成5毫米长短管，雄蕊50~70枚。雌蕊长6~10毫米，花柱2~3裂，基部50%~80%合生，子房密被绒毛。花期秋季到冬初。蒴果卵球形至梨形，长1.7~3.1厘米，直径1.5~1.9厘米，密被长柔毛，随着果实成熟，柔毛可能部分脱落，3室，每果有种子1~2粒。种子含油量通常可达42.8%~50.5%。叶椭圆形至阔椭圆形，先端急尖或稍尖，基 部楔形到略圆，多数长3.5~7.8厘米，宽1.4~3.8厘米，边缘具叶齿，叶面中脉开始有微柔毛，而后部分变无毛，叶背无毛。叶柄长3~7毫米,上面被微毛，下面无毛。灌木或小乔木，高可达8米，嫩枝被稀疏长柔毛后渐变光滑，树枝暗褐色，老枝光滑，铁锈色。分布：主要分布在安徽、福建、广东、广 西、江西等省、自治区以及中国台湾的中海拔 山地，海拔200-800米。可寻地点:福建省闽 侯县闽侯油茶林场。
短柱茶最近一次于 2015年进行了IUCN濒危等级评估，被评为无危 Least Concern（LC）。
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Species in the Same Section: 红花短柱茶 Camellia brevistyla (Hay.) Cohen-Stuart, f. rubida P. L. Chiu、小果短柱茶 Camellia confusa (Craib) Cohen-Stuart、窄叶短柱茶 Camellia fluviatilis Hand.-Mazz.、锯叶茶 Camellia grijsii Hance 、冬红短柱茶 Camellia hiemalis Nakai、落瓣短柱茶 Camellia kissi Wall. 、大花短柱茶 Camellia kissi Wall. var. megalantha Hung T. Chang、樱花短柱茶 Camellia maliflora Lindl. 、细叶短柱茶 Camellia microphylla (Merr.) S.S.Chien、琉球短柱茶 Camellia miyagii (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto、钝叶短柱茶 Camellia obtusifolia Hung T.Chang、粉红短柱茶 Camellia puniceiflora Hung T.Chang、陕西短柱茶 Camellia shensiensis、威宁短柱茶 Camellia weiningensis Y.K.Li、阿森短柱茶 Camellia lutescens Dyer、短柱山茶 Camellia brevissima Hung T.Chang & S.Ye Liang、大姚短柱茶 Camellia tenii Sealy、褐枝短柱茶 Camellia phaeoclada Hung T.Chang、河静山茶 Camellia hatinhensis V.D.Luong, Ninh & L.T.Nguyen、紫金短柱茶 Camellia zijinica M.Lin, Q.L.Ye & Q.Fan、海南山茶 Camellia hainanica Y.L. Zhao et Z.G. Xu、泰国山茶 Camellia thailandica Hung T.Chang & S.X.Ren、恒春山茶 Camellia hengchunensis C.E.Chang 、毛短柱茶 Camellia mollis Hung T.Chang & S.X.Ren、短柱山茶 Camellia montana (Blanco) Hung T.Chang & S.X.Ren、锦美山茶 Camellia chinmeii S.L. Lee & T.Y.A. Yang
