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毛蕊红山茶 Camellia mairei (H.Lév.) Melch.

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Section:Camellia

Conservation Status

Remarks:This name is accepted

References

Thea mairei H.Lév.  Sert. Yunnan.: 2 (1916) Homotypic Synonym

Camellia mairei (H.Lév.) Melch.  H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 21: 129 (1925) Accepted Name

Camelliastrum mairei (H.Lév.) Nakai  J. Jap. Bot. 16: 699 (1940) Homotypic Synonym

Camellia mairei var. alba Hung T.Chang  Taxonomy of the genus Camellia: 60 (1981) Heterotypic Synonym

Camellia omeiensis Hung T.Chang  Taxonomy of the genus Camellia: 56 (1981) Heterotypic Synonym

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English

» Description

Camellia mairei, Subgenus Camellia, Sect. Camellia, Subsect. Reticulata Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 56. 1981. Ser. Villosae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 56. 1981. Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.80: Camellia mairei(Lev.) Melchior in Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 21: 129. 1925. [Synonym] Thea mairei Lev., Sertum Yunnan 2, 1916. \Camelliastrum mairei (Lev.) Nakai, Journ. Jap. Bot. 16:701. 1940. \Thea pitardii Rehd., Journ. Arn. Arb. 15: 99. 1934, pro parte, auct. non (Cohen-Stuart) Rehd.

Camellia mairei var. mairei, Subgenus Camellia, Sect. Camellia, Subsect. Reticulata Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 56. 1981.  Ser. Villosae Chang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni, monogr. ser. 1: 56. 1981.  Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.80: Camellia mairei (Lév.) Melchior var. mairei. [Description] This species is very similar to C. saluenensis, but it has branchlets glabrous, leaf apicesacuminate, filaments densely pubescent. In addition to these three characteristics thespecimens from Yunnan have relatively small flowers, 2-2. 5 cm long. 


Camellia mairei var. lapida

Camellia mairei var. var. velutina

» Distribution

Southwestern Sichuan, northeastern Yunnan, western Guizhou Provinces andwestern Guangxi, China; Elevation:900-1,500 m; Specific Locality: Chengfeng Town, Suijiang County, Yunnan Province, China.
Chinese

» Description

毛蕊红山茶Camellia mairei (Levi.) Melchior in Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 21, 129, 1925. 张宏达,1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第60页。【标本】云南:蒙自,蒋英Y.Tsiang 13256;大姚,杨竟生,刘大昌2922;元江,纽约植物园标本号13558;丘北,蔡希陶H.T.Tsai 51419;广南,王启无C.W.Wang 87966;麻栗坡,王启无C.W.Wang 8399086350. 广西:凌乐,老山,张肇騫10304。四川:南川,李国风55120;同地,关克俭等1222【形态特征】这个种和怒江红山茶C. saluenensis 近似,但嫩枝无毛,叶先端渐尖,花丝有密毛。上述3个云南标本具有较短小的花,长2-2.5厘米。

» Distribution

四川省的西南部、云南省的东北部、贵州省的西部和广西壮族自治区的西部,海拔900~1500米。可寻地点:云南省绥江县成风镇。
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