Section：Pseudocamellia
Conservation Status：
Remarks：This name is accepted
References：
Camellia ilicifolia Y.K.Li H.T.Chang, Taxonomy of the genus Camellia: 46 (1981) Accepted Name
Camellia litchi Hung T.Chang Taxonomy of the genus Camellia: 50 (1981) Heterotypic Synonym
冬青叶山茶 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):46 Chinese Name
Camellia rubimuricata Hung T.Chang & Z.R.Xu Guihaia 5: 347 (1985) Heterotypic Synonym
Camellia ilicifolia f. rubimuricata (Hung T.Chang & Z.R.Xu) T.L.Ming Acta Bot. Yunnan. 15: 126 (1993) Heterotypic Synonym
» Description
Camellia ilicifolia, Subgenus Camellia, Sect.
Pseudocamellia, SER. II. Gymnocarpae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1:
46. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias,
p.66: Camellia
ilicifolia Y. K. Li ex Chang, sp. nov; Y. K. Li in Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Sunyatseni,
monogr. ser. 1: 46. 1981, nom. invalid. [Description] Shrub or small tree, branchlets glabrous. Leaves
coriaceous, oblong, 6-9.5 cm long. 2.5-3.6 cm wide, apices acuminate, bases
broadly cuneate, lateral veins 6-8 pairs, margins sharply serrate, petioles 6-8
mm long. Flowers white, sessile; bracts and sepals8, somewhat membranous, to 1
cm long; petals 8, 1.7-2 cm long, bases connate; stamens 1.1-1.5 cm long, outer
filament whorl connate, glabrous; ovaries globose, 3-locular; styles 3-parted, 1.2
cm long, free.
» Distribution
» Description
冬青叶山茶Camellia ilicifolia Y. K. Li 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第46页。【标本】贵州：赤水，金沙沟，楠林场，野猪坪，李永康74357(模式Typus! in Univ.
Sunyatsen et Agric. Coll. Kweichow)；织金，织金林场，赤实组98。【形态特征】灌木或小乔木，嫩枝无毛。叶革质，长圆形，长6-9.5厘米，宽2.5-3.6厘米，先端渐尖，基部阔楔形，侧脉6-8对，锯齿锐利，叶柄长6-8毫米。花白色，无柄；苞及萼8片，多少膜质，最长1厘米；花瓣6片，长1.7-2厘米，基部连生；雄蕊长1.1-1.5厘米，外轮花丝连生，无毛；子房无毛，3室，花柱3条，长1.2厘米，离生。
» Distribution
贵州：赤水，金沙沟，楠林场，野猪坪；织金，织金林场，
Species in the Same Section: 重庆山茶 Camellia chungkingensis Hung T. Chang、光果山茶 Camellia henryana Cohen-Stuart、毛果山茶 Camellia trichocarpa Hung T.Chang、半宿萼茶 Camellia szechuanensis C.W.Chi
