Section：Thea
Conservation Status：Data Deficient
Remarks：This name is accepted
References：
Camellia grandibracteata Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang Tea Sci. Res. J. (China) 1983: 1 (1983) Accepted Name
Camellia grandibracteata Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang Chang HT (1984) A revision on the tea resource plants. Acta Sci Nat Univ Sunyatseni 23(1):1–12. http://xuebao.sysu.edu.cn/Jweb_zrb/CN/Y1984/V23/I1/3 Cited Name
Camellia grandibracteata Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang Zhao DW, Yang SX (2012) Rediscovery of Camellia grandibracteata (Theaceae) with emendate description. J Trop Subtrop Bot 20:399–402. http://jtsb.ijournals.cn/jtsb_cn/article/abstract/2869?st=article_issue Cited Name
Camellia grandibracteata Wheeler, L. & Rivers, M.C. 2015. Camellia grandibracteata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T61859241A61859325. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T61859241A61859325.en. Accessed on 21 April 2025. Cited Name [PDF]
Camellia grandibracteata Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang Zhao, DW. (2024). Botany and Taxonomy of Tea (Camellia sinensis, Theaceae) and Its Relatives. In: Chen, L., Chen, JD. (eds) The Tea Plant Genome. Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0680-8_2 Cited Name
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Camellia grandibracteata Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang in Tea Sci. Res. J. (China) 1983: 1 (1983)
Zhao, DW. (2024): Camellia grandibracteata was described based on a specimen collected from a tea garden in Yunnan (Chang 1984). Zhao and Yang (2012) amended its description based on the records of the original material and collections from the same tree on which the type was collected. They found that C. grandibracteata bore an apically 3–5-lobed style and might derive from hybridization between C. taliensis and C. sinensis. I have found some cultivated tea plants bearing similar diagnostic character states in Guizhou (e.g., Zhao et al. 427). No natural plant of C. grandibracteata has been collected or reported. Therefore, the taxon is excluded from the list of natural tea plants here. More data are needed to justify its relationship with the taxa of sect. Thea.
Camellia grandibracteata has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2015. Camellia grandibracteata is listed as Data Deficient.
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大苞茶 Camellia grandibracteata Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang
Zhao, DW. (2024): 大苞茶（Camellia grandibracteata）是根据从云南栽培茶园采集的标本描述的（Chang，1984 年）。Zhao and Yang (2012）根据原始材料的记录以及从采集模式标本的同一棵树上采集的标本，对其描述进行了修正。他们发现 C. grandibracteata 顶部 3-5 裂的花柱，可能是C. taliensis 和 C. sinensis 的杂交后代。在贵州发现了一些具有类似诊断特征的栽培茶树（如 Zhao et al 427）。目前尚未有采集或报道过 C. grandibracteata 的天然植株。因此，该分类群被排除在天然茶树列表之外。需要更多的数据来证明其与茶组的关系。
大苞茶最近一次于 2015 年进行了IUCN濒危等级评估，被评为数据缺乏 Data Deficient（DD）。
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Species in the Same Section: 丹寨秃茶 Camellia danzaiensis Hung T.Chang & K.M.Lan、防城茶 Camellia fangchengensis S.Ye Liang & Y.C.Zhong、秃房茶 Camellia gymnogyna Hung T.Chang、滇缅茶 Camellia irrawadiensis P.K.Barua、广西茶 Camellia kwangsiensis Hung T. Chang、膜叶茶 Camellia leptophylla S.Ye Liang ex Hung T.Chang、马关茶 Camellia makuanica Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang、细萼茶 Camellia parvisepala Hung T. Chang、毛叶茶 Camellia ptilophylla Hung T.Chang、汝城毛叶茶 Camellia pubescens Hung T.Chang & C.X.Ye、大叶茶 Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (Choisy) Kitamura、茶 Camellia sinensis var. sinensis、大厂茶 Camellia tachangensis F.S.Zhang、大理茶 Camellia taliensis (W.W.Sm.) Melch.、五室茶 Camellia quinquelocularis Hung T.Chang & S.Ye Liang、厚轴茶 Camellia crassicolumna Hung T. Chang、五柱茶 Camellia pentastyla Hung T.Chang、皱叶茶 Camellia crispula Hung T. Chang、突肋茶 Camellia costata S.Y.Hu & S.Y.Liang、榕江茶 Camellia yungkiangensis Hung T. Chang、狭叶茶 Camellia angustifolia Hung T. Chang、白毛茶 Camellia sinensis var. pubilimba Hung T.Chang、麻豆茶 Camellia sinensis var. madoensis T.V.Nguyen, V.D.Luong & N.Trieu Le、细枝茶 Camellia tenuistipa Orel, Curry & Luu、广南茶 Camellia kwangnanica Hung T.Chang, H.S.Wang & B.H.Chen、疏齿大厂茶 Camellia tachangensis var. remotiserrata (Hung T.Chang, F.L.Yu & P.S.Wang) T.L.Ming、西里茶 Camellia sealyana T.L.Ming、多瓣茶 Camellia crispula var. multiplex (Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang) S.X.Yang、德宏茶 Camellia sinensis var. dehungensis (Hung T.Chang, H.S.Wang & B.H.Chen) T.L.Ming、锡安山茶 Camellia siangensis T.K.Paul & M.P.Nayar、台湾山茶 Camellia formosensis (Masam. & S.Suzuki) M.H.Su, C.F.Hsieh & C.H.Tsou、三萼茶 Camellia yangii D.Wei Zhao
