Section：Paracamellia
Conservation Status：Endangered
Remarks：This name is accepted
References：
Camellia tenii Sealy Kew Bull. 4: 221 (1949) Accepted Name
大姚短柱茶 张宏达. 1981. 山茶属植物的系统研究.中山大学学报（自然科学）论丛(1):41 Chinese Name
Camellia tenii Wheeler, L. & Rivers, M.C. 2015. Camellia tenii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T62058649A62058652. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T62058649A62058652.en. Accessed on 23 April 2025. Cited Name [PDF]
» Description
Camellia tenii, Subgenus
Camellia, Sect. Paracamellia, Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias,
p.57: Camellia
tenii Sealy, Kew Bull. 1949(2):221. 1949. [Description] Branchlets pubescent. Leaves ovate-orbicular, 1.5-4. 5
cm long, 1. 2-2. 4 cm wide, veinspubescent below. Bracts and sepals 9, deciduous;
petals 6, stamens basally connate; styles 3-parted, 4. 6 mm long. Capsules
globose, 1-1. 5 cm wide, 3-locular, 1 seed perlocule, valves 1-5 mm thick. This
species is very close to C. brevistyla, only the leaves are ovate-orbicular, thinner,
and the styles are slightly longer. Theopsis euonymifolia Hu, Acta Phytotax. Sin.
10: 140. 1965.
Camellia tenii has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2015. Camellia tenii is listed as Endangered under criteria B1ab(iii).
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» Description
大姚短柱茶Camellia tenii Sealy in Kew Bull. 1949,221. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第41页。【标本】云南：刘慎谔22476，17348，22481，22652；大姚，木本油料组65-318 (果)；景东，李呜冈1506 (Theopsis euonymifolia
Hu的模式）。【形态特征】嫩枝有毛，叶卵圆形，1.5-4.5 X1.2-2.4厘米，背脉有毛，苞及萼片9,脱落，花瓣6,雄蕊基部连生，花柱3条，长4-6毫米。蒴果球形，宽1-1.5厘米，3室，每室有种子1个，果片厚1-5毫米。这个种和短柱茶C. brevistyla (Hay. )Coh.-St 十分近似，只是叶片卵圆形，较薄，花株稍长。
大姚短柱茶最近一次于 2015年进行了IUCN濒危等级评估，被评为濒危Endangered（EN）。
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Species in the Same Section: 短柱茶 Camellia brevistyla (Hay.) Cohen-Stuart、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、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
