Section：Theopsis
Conservation Status：
Remarks：
This name is a synonym of Camellia tsaii
References：
Camellia callidonta Hung T.Chang Taxonomy of the genus Camellia: 143 (1981) Heterotypic Synonym
» Description
Camellia callidonta, Subgenus Metacamellia,
Sect. Theopsis, Ser. Cuspidatae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1:
133. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias,
p.172: Camellia callidonta Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1:
143. 1981. [Description] Small
tree 3-6 m tall, branchlets pubescent. Leavesthinly membranous, lanceolate, 5-7.
5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, apices acuminate or caudate, bases broadly cuneate; notshiny
above, mid-region pubescent; glabrous below; lateral veins 8-10 pairs, very
fine; margins sharply serrate, petioles 2-4 mm long. Capsules solitary, globose,
1.3 cm in diameter, glabrous, 1-locular, 1 seeded, 3-valvate dehiscent, valves
0. 6 mm thick, seedsglobose; persistent bracts 4, narrow and small; sepals 5, 2
mm long glabrous; pedicels4-5 mm long glabrous. This species is relatively
close to C. subacutissima only the leaf blades are thinlymembranous, leaves
longer, margins sharply serrate, and lateral veins 8-10 pairs.
» Distribution
» Description
美齿连蕊茶Camellia callidonta Chang, sp.nov. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第143页。【标本】云南：盈江，苦马前山，海拔1800米，杨增宏6916(模式标本Typus!
in Bot. Inst. Kunming)；同地，铜壁公社，海拔1350米，陶国达13359。和肖长尖连蕊茶C.subacutssima Chang较接近，但叶片薄膜质，较长大，边缘有尖锐锯齿，侧脉多达8-10对。【形态特征】小乔木，高3-6米，嫩枝有柔毛。叶薄膜质，披针形，长5-7厘米，宽1.5-2厘米，先端渐尖或长尾状，基部阔楔形，上面无光泽，中肋有毛，下面无毛，侧脉8-10对，纤细，边缘有尖锐锯齿，叶柄长2-4毫米。蒴果单生，球形，直径1.3厘米，无毛，1室，有种子1个；果壳3爿裂开，厚约0.6毫米，种子球形；宿存苞片4,细小；萼片5，长2毫米，无毛；果柄长4-5毫米，无毛。
» Distribution
云南：盈江，苦马前山和铜壁公社
Species in the Same Section: 细叶金花茶 Camellia parvifolia Cohen-Stuart、黄杨叶连蕊茶 Camellia buxifolia Hung T.Chang、贵州连蕊茶 Camellia costei H.Lév.、厚柄连蕊茶 Camellia crassipes Sealy、尖连蕊茶 Camellia cuspidata (Kochs) Hort. ex Bean、浙江尖连蕊茶 Camellia cuspidata (Kochs) Bean var. chekiangensis Sealy、大花尖连蕊茶 Camellia cuspidata var. grandiflora Sealy、长管连蕊茶 Camellia elongata (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rehder、柃叶连蕊茶 Camellia euryoides Lindl.、蒙自连蕊茶 Camellia forrestii (Diels) Cohen-Stuart、毛花连蕊茶 Camellia fraterna Hance、岳麓连蕊茶 Camellia handelii Sealy、九嶷山连蕊茶 Camellia jiuyishanica Hung T.Chang & L.L.Qi、披针萼连蕊茶 Camellia lancicalyx Hung T.Chang、披针叶连蕊茶 Camellia lancilimba Hung T.Chang、荔波连蕊茶 Camellia lipoensis Hung T.Chang & Z.R.Xu 、长果连蕊茶 Camellia longicarpa Hung T.Chang & B.M.Barthol.、琉球连蕊茶 Camellia lutchuensis T.Itō、大萼连蕊茶 Camellia macrosepala Hung T.Chang、微花连蕊茶 Camellia minutiflora Hung T.Chang、能高山茶 Camellia nokoensis Hayata、细叶连蕊茶 Camellia parvilimba Merr. & F.P.Metcalf、小卵叶连蕊茶 Camellia parviovata Hung T.Chang & S.S.Wang、超长尖连蕊茶 Camellia percuspidata Hung T.Chang、玫瑰连蕊茶 Camellia rosiflora Hook、肖长尖连蕊茶 Camellia subacutissima Hung T.Chang、川滇连蕊茶 Camellia synaptica Sealy、阿里山连蕊茶 Camellia transarisanensis (Hayata) Cohen-Stuart、南投秃连蕊茶 Camellia transnokoensis Hayata、三花连蕊茶 Camellia triantha Hung T.Chang、毛枝连蕊茶 Camellia trichoclada (Rehder) S.S.Chien、云南连蕊茶 Camellia tsaii Hu、细萼连蕊茶 Camellia tsofui S.S.Chien、广强山茶 Camellia quangcuongii L.V.Dung, S.T. Hoang & Nhan、比杜普山茶 Camellia bidoupensis Truong, Luong & Tran、长凸连蕊茶 Camellia longicuspis S.Ye Liang 、长萼连蕊茶 Camellia longicalyx Hung T.Chang、尖萼蒙自连蕊茶 Camellia forrestii (Diels) Cohen-Stuart var. acutisepala (H.T.Tsai & K.M.Feng) Hung T.Chang、细尖连蕊茶 Camellia parvicuspidata Hung T.Chang、长尖连蕊茶 Camellia acutissima Hung T.Chang、川鄂连蕊茶 Camellia rosthorniana Hand.-Mazz.、短柄细叶连蕊茶 Camellia parvilimba var. brevipes Hung T.Chang、小石果连蕊茶 Camellia parvilapidea Hung T.Chang、五室连蕊茶 Camellia stuartiana Sealy、秃梗连蕊茶 Camellia dubia Sealy、膜叶连蕊茶 Camellia membranacea Hung T.Chang、钟萼连蕊茶 Camellia campanisepala Hung T. Chang、金平连蕊茶 Camellia tsingpienensis、毛萼金屏茶 Camellia tsingpienensis var. pubisepala Hung T.Chang、绿萼连蕊茶 Camellia viridicalyx、小长尾连蕊茶 Camellia parvicaudata Hung T.Chang、半秃连蕊茶 Camellia subglabra Chang、毛丝连蕊茶 Camellia trichandra Hung T.Chang
