Camellias Nomenclature



Camellia Species C. huillensis    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

Camellia Species C. impressinervis     


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Kenmyaku-kinkacha

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1979

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species C. irrawadiensis    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Polyspora yunnanensis

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1956

Camellia Species C. japonica    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1753

Camellia Species C. japonica ssp. japonica var. macrocarpa    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. hayaoi - C. japonica var. spontainea

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1933

Camellia Species C. japonica ssp. rusticana    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1950

Comments

Called "the Snow Camellia"

Camellia Species C. kissii    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1820

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species C. lapidea    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

camellia marei var. lapidea

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1940

Comments

Flower pink to red

Camellia Species C. lipoensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1986

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species C. longgangensis    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Unknown

First publication

1985

Camellia Species C. longicarpa    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species C. longzhouensis    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1983

Camellia Species C. lutchuensis    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Theopsis lutchuensis - Thea lutchuensis

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1900

Comments

Sweet fragrance

Camellia Species C. maliflora    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1819

Comments

Imported from China by Captain Rawes in 1816

Camellia Species C. meiocarpa    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

No origin identified

Camellia Species C. minor     


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Camellia Species C. miyagii    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. Sasanqua var. Miyagii

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1931

Camellia Species C. nitidissima    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. chrysantha (Hu)

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1948

Comments

The 1000th camellia of the nomenclature.

Fragrant

Camellia Species C. nokoensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

Taiwan

First publication

1919

Camellia Species C. oleifera    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. drupifera - C. oleosa

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1818

Comments

Fragrant. Known as "tea-oil"

Camellia Species C. pitardii    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1916

Comments

Flower pink to white

Camellia Species C. pitardii var. alba    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species C. polyodonta    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1997

Comments

Flower pink to red

Camellia Species C. puniceiflora    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1837

Camellia Species C. quephongensis    


Species

Species

Color

Yellow

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

No origin identified

Seen

Nursery

Camellia Species C. reticulata    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. heterophylla

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1827

Comments

Brought to England by Captain Rawes in 1820. First flowering in 1826.

Camellia Species C. reticulata forma simplex    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1958

Camellia Species C. rosaeflora    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Rosiflora

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1858

Comments

An attractive container plant. Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species C. rosaeflora 'Cascade'    


Species

Species

Color

Bicolor White-Pink

Aspect

Graduated shading

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Nuccio's Nurseries (USA)

First publication

1982

Camellia Species C. salicifolia     


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1851

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species C. saluenensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1933

Comments

Cold hardy. Contribute to large number of hybrids. Flowers white to rose-pink

Camellia Species C. sinensis    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Thea sinensis

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Slow

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1753

Comments

Tea. Flowers measures about an inch

Camellia Species C. sinensis 'Benibena-cha'    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1957

Seen

Private garden

Camellia Species C. sinensis 'Chinensis Variegata'    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

nodam

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1940

Comments

Variegated foliage

Camellia Species C. sinensis var. assamica    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1950

Seen


Camellia Species C. subintegra    


Species

Species

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Camellia Species C. szechuanensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1948

Camellia Species C. tenuiflora    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

Tenuifolia

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Taiwan

Camellia Species C. transarisanensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Taiwan

First publication

1919

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species C. transnokoensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Taiwan

First publication

1919

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species C. trichoclada    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Shade

Originated by

China

First publication

1939

Comments

Slightly fragrant

Camellia Species C. tsaii    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1938

Comments

Fragrant

Camellia Species C. vernalis    


Species

Species

Synonym(s)

C. Sasanqua - Vernalis sp.

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Japan

First publication

1906

Camellia Species C. villosa    


Species

Species

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1981

Camellia Species C. yuhsienensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1992

Comments

Very fragrant

Camellia Species C. yunnanensis    


Species

Species

Color

White

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

China

First publication

1930

Camellia Hybrid C.x williamsii 'C.F. Coates'    


Species

Hybrid C.x williamsii

Color

Pink

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

Origination year

1935

Camellia Japonica 'C.H. Hovey '    


Species

Japonica

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Habit

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1847

Camellia Japonica 'C.M. Hovey'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Colonel Firey - Firey King - Solaris - William S.Hastie - Hawei...

Color

Red

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Vigorous

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

Great Britain

First publication

1850

Camellia Japonica 'C.M. Wilson'    


Species

Japonica

Synonym(s)

Bernhard Lauterbach - Grace Burkhard - Lucille Ferrell - William B. Smythe

Color

Pink

Aspect

White marginated

Flower size

Flower form

Growth habits

Medium

Habit

Flowering

Position

Filtered sunlight

Originated by

USA

Origination year

1936