camellia family
Theaceae
Theaceae /θiːˈeɪsiː/ is a family of flowering plants, composed of shrubs and trees, including the camellias. It can be described as having from seven to 40 genera, depending on the source and the method of circumscription used. The family Ternstroemiaceae has been included within Theaceae; however, the APG III system of 2009 places it instead in Pentaphylacaceae.
11 branches of this family, most-observed first
Camellias
genusCamellia
Polyspora
genusPolyspora
Gordonia
genusGordonia
Schima
genusSchima
Stewartia
genusStewartia
Franklinia
genusFranklinia
Pyrenaria
genusPyrenaria
Euryodendron
genusEuryodendron
Apterosperma
genusApterosperma
Balthasaria
genusBalthasaria
Archboldiodendron
genusArchboldiodendron
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71645.