Section：Eriandria
Conservation Status：Data Deficient
Remarks：This name is accepted
References：
Camellia villicarpa S.S.Chien Contr. Biol. Lab. Chin. Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Sect. Bot. 12: 99 (1939) Accepted Name
小果毛蕊茶 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):170 Chinese Name
Camellia villicarpa Wheeler, L. & Rivers, M.C. 2018. Camellia villicarpa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T62059190A62059231. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62059190A62059231.en. Accessed on 22 April 2025. Cited Name [PDF]
» Description
Camellia villicarpa, Subgenus Metacamellia,
Sect. Eriandria, Chang Hung-ta and
Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias, p.200:
Camellia villicarpa Chien, Contrib. Biol. Lab. Sci.
Soc. China Bot. 12:99. 1939. [Description] Branchlets pubescent. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 2-5
cm long, 1-1. 5 cm wide. Pedicels 3-4 mm long, bracts 3-4; sepals only ciliate,
2 mm long; stamens free, glabrous; ovaries pubescent, styles free. The leaf
blades of Xiong, Zhang and Jiang et al. 32881 are specially small, less than
2cm long. [Synonym]Camellia
obscurinervis Tsai & Feng, Acta
Phytotax. 1: 190. 1951.
Camellia villicarpa has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2015. Camellia villicarpa is listed as Data Deficient.
» Distribution
Sichuan: Mount Emei; Nanchuan; Mount Qingcheng.
» Description
小果毛蕊茶Camellia villicarpa Chien in Contrib. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, Bot. 12：99,
1939. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第170页。【标本】四川：峨眉山，李国凤53341；同地，熊济华、张、蒋等32881,33308, 33319；南川，李国凤64923；青城山，李馨47174；峨眉山，杨光辉56999；同地，贺文榕 839 ( C.
obscurineruis的模式）。【形态特征】嫩枝有毛，叶椭圆形至长圆形，长2-5厘米，宽1-1.5厘米；花梗长3-4毫米，苞3-4片；萼只有睫毛，长2毫米，雄蕊离生，无毛；子房有毛，花柱无毛。熊、张、蒋32881的叶片特别短小，长不过2厘米。
小果毛蕊茶最近一次于 2015年进行了IUCN濒危等级评估，被评为数据缺乏 Data Deficient（DD）。
» Distribution
四川：峨眉山；南川；青城山。
Species in the Same Section: 香港毛蕊茶 Camellia assimilis Champ.、长尾毛蕊茶 Camellia caudata Wall.、心叶毛蕊茶 Camellia cordifolia (F.P.Metcalf) Nakai、四川毛蕊茶 Camellia lawii Sealy、广东毛蕊茶 Camellia melliana Hand.-Mazz.、毛药山茶 Camellia renshanxiangiae C.X.Ye & X.Q.Zheng、柳叶毛蕊茶 Camellia salicifolia Champ. 、文山毛蕊茶 Camellia wenshanensis Hu、杯萼毛蕊茶 Camellia cratera Hung T. Chang、斑枝毛蕊茶 Camellia punctata (Kochs) Cohen-Stuart、稜果毛蕊茶 Camellia trigonocarpa Hung T.Chang、白毛蕊茶 Camellia candida Hung T. Chang、大萼毛蕊茶 Camellia assimiloides Sealy、无齿毛蕊茶 Camellia edentata Hung T.Chang
