Section：Archecamellia
Conservation Status：
Remarks：This name is accepted
References：
Thea pleurocarpa Gagnep. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 130 (1942) Homotypic Synonym
Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy Rev. Gen. Camellia: 38 (1958) Accepted Name
Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1970-1975). Flora of Thailand 2: 1-484. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department. Cited Name
Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp. Cited Name
Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy Nguyễn, H.H. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 19: 176-178. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội. Cited Name
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Camellia pleurocarpa, Subgenus Protocamellia, Sect. Archecamellia, Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.32: Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy, Rev. Gen. Camellia, 38. 1958. [Description] Branchlets glabrous. Leaves elliptic, 11-15 cm long, 5-6. 5 cm wide, bases cuneate, glabrous. Capsules with 1. 5 cm long pedicels, oblate, 3. 5 cm wide, 16 persistent sepals subtending a 5-locular capsule, combined diameter 5 cm; styles 5-parted, free. [Distribution] Vietnam. [Synonym] Thea pleurocarpa Gagnep., Not. Syst. 10: 130. 1942.
Description : Tree to 10 m high. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to broadly elliptic, 9–15 by 3.5–6.5 cm; apex acute or rounded, abruptly acuminate; base cuneate; petiole 0.5 cm long. Flowers solitary at the end of branchlets. Bracteoles 2 or 3, caducous. Sepals 5 or 6, broadly ovate or orbicular, 5–8 mm long. Petals 5, white, ovate to orbicular, connate below, 1.2–1.5 cm long. Outer stamens connate below and adnate to the corolla. Ovary glabrous; styles 5, free to the base.
Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Fang, Mae Hang drainage).
» Distribution
Thailand : Chiang Mai. Vietnam
» Description
肋果山茶Camellia pleurocarpa (Gagnep.) Sealy, Rev. Gen. Camellia,
38.1958. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第16页。【标本】分布于越南。【形态特征】嫩枝无毛，叶椭圆形，长11-15厘米，宽5-6.5厘基部楔形，无毛，蒴果有长1.5厘米的果柄，扁球形，宽3.5厘米，宿萼16片，总直径5厘米，托住5室的朔果，花柱5条，离生。
» Distribution
越南,泰国
Species in the Same Section: 越南抱茎茶 Camellia amplexicaulis (Pitard) Coh. Stuart.、大苞山茶 Camellia granthamiana Sealy、大白山茶 Camellia albogigas Hu、麦安山茶 Camellia maianhii Curry, VD Luong & ND Do、大花萼山茶 Camellia megasepala Hung T.Chang & Trin Ninh、普候山茶 Camellia puhoatensis N.S.Lý, V.D.Luong, T.H.Lê, D.H.Nguyễn & N.D.Do、普康金花茶 Camellia pukhangensis N.D.Do, V.D.Luong, S.T.Hoang & T.H.Lê、文朗山茶 Camellia vanlangensis V.D.Luong & V.T.Pham、白抱茎山茶 Camellia lucii Orel & Curry、肖抱茎山茶 Camellia ingens Orel & Curry、拟抱茎山茶 Camellia scabrosa Orel & Curry、梨果抱茎山茶 Camellia pyriparva Orel & Curry
