Section：Corallina
Conservation Status：
Remarks：This name is accepted
References：
Camellia wardii Kobuski Brittonia 4: 114 (1941) Accepted Name
滇缅离蕊茶 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):88 Chinese Name
» Description
Camellia wardii, Subgenus
Thea, Sect. Corallina, Chang Hung-ta and Bruce Bartholomew (1984). Camellias,
p.112: Camellia wardii Kobuski, Brittonia 4: 114. 1941. [Description] Branchlets glabrous. Leaves orbicular, 6-9 cm long, apices
caudate-acuminate, bases cuneate, margins sharply serrate. Flowers sessile; bracts
and sepals 8-9, persistent; petals 6-8, 2 cm long, basally connate; stamens 1.2
cm long, nearly free, ovaries pubescent; styles 3-parted, 6-8 mm long. Capsules
tricoccus, 2 cm in diameter, pericarpthin. [Distribution] Yunnan, Sichuan, also reaching the northern part of
Burma.
» Distribution
China: Yunnan, Sichuan. Northern Burma
» Description
滇缅离蕊茶Camellia wardii Kobuski in Brittonia, 4：114, 1941. 张宏达，1981. 《山茶属植物的系统研究》第88页。【标本】云南：景东，凤冠山，李鸣冈945；盈江县，昔马公社，那帮坝，陶国达 13131。四川：天全，宋家村，胡文光、何铸12021。分布于云南、四川；亦到达緬甸北部。【形态特征】嫩枝无毛。叶长圆形，长6-9厘米，先端尾状渐尖，基部楔形，边缘有尖锐锯齿；花无柄，苞及萼8-9片，宿存；花瓣6-8片，长2厘米，基部连生；雄蕊长1.2厘米，近离生；子房有毛，花柱3条，长6-8毫米；蒴果三球形，直径约2厘米，果壳薄。
» Distribution
中国：云南、四川。緬甸北部
Species in the Same Section: 毛籽离蕊茶 Camellia pilosperma S.Yun Liang、红花离蕊茶 Camellia rubriflora Ninh & Hakoda、海宁山茶 Camellia ninhii V.D.Luong & Le、离蕊茶 Camellia corallina (Gagnep.) Sealy、越北金花茶 Camellia tonkinensis (Pit.) Cohen-Stuart、越南离蕊茶 Camellia fleuryi、腺叶离蕊茶 Camellia paucipunctata (Merr. & Chun) Chun、五数离蕊茶 Camellia pentamera Hung T.Chang、膜萼离蕊茶 Camellia scariosisepala Hung T.Chang、尖齿离蕊茶 Camellia acutiserrata Hung T.Chang、德华山茶 Camellia hoaana H. T. Khuong & S. X. Yang
