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World Camellia Key Search

Xiangying's Key for Camellia (by Xiangying Wen)

Character List

1: Habit [Unordered List]

1. subshrub (11 taxa)

2. shrub (152 taxa)

3. tree (136 taxa)

2: Plant Height (m) (m) [Real Number]
3: Leaf upper surface [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (126 taxa)

2. midrib hairy (66 taxa)

3. tuberculate (4 taxa)

4: Young Branch [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (88 taxa)

2. pubescent (98 taxa)

5. lenticels (3 taxa)

6. hirsute (15 taxa)

9. stramineous (11 taxa)

10. stout (18 taxa)

11. tenuous (42 taxa)

5: Young Branch shape [Unordered List]

1. striate (2 taxa)

2. quadrangular (6 taxa)

3. terete (1 taxon)

6: Branchlet macula [Unordered List]

1. present

2. absent (4 taxa)

7: Terminal bud hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (5 taxa)

2. puberulous (7 taxa)

3. sericeous (10 taxa)

8: Terminal bud shape [Unordered List]

1. oblong (2 taxa)

2. ovate (1 taxon)

9: Leaf texture [Unordered List]

1. papery (17 taxa)

2. subleathery (6 taxa)

3. leathery (155 taxa)

4. thickly leathery (17 taxa)

10: Leaf lower surface [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (123 taxa)

11. pubescent (65 taxa)

3. midrib hairy (76 taxa)

6. tuberculate (13 taxa)

8. glandular (52 taxa)

9. glaucous (5 taxa)

10. with papilla (8 taxa)

11: Leaf length (cm) (cm) [Real Number]
12: Leaf width (cm) (cm) [Real Number]
13: Leaf shape [Unordered List]

1. oblong-elliptic (113 taxa)

2. oblong (63 taxa)

3. linear-oblong (1 taxon)

4. obovate-elliptic (14 taxa)

5. elliptic (96 taxa)

6. broadly obovate (2 taxa)

7. oblong-oblanceolate (2 taxa)

8. narrowly oblong-lanceolate (2 taxa)

9. elliptic-ovate (17 taxa)

10. linear-lanceolate (1 taxon)

11. ovate-lanceolate (6 taxa)

12. ovate (22 taxa)

13. lanceolate (16 taxa)

14. broadly ovate (4 taxa)

15. oblong-lanceolate (21 taxa)

16. obovate (3 taxa)

17. narrowly lanceolate (6 taxa)

14: Leaf margin [Unordered List]

1. entire (4 taxa)

3. serrulate (145 taxa)

4. sharply serrate (27 taxa)

5. comb-shaped sharply serrate (4 taxa)

8. deflexed (8 taxa)

9. lower part entire (18 taxa)

10. subentire (2 taxa)

11. undulately serrate (6 taxa)

15: Leaf apex [Unordered List]

1. acuminate (104 taxa)

2. acute (69 taxa)

4. caudately acuminate (24 taxa)

5. falciform acuminate (2 taxa)

6. obtuse (26 taxa)

7. obtusely pointed (25 taxa)

8. retuse (2 taxa)

9. tail-pointed (5 taxa)

11. rounded (5 taxa)

12. caudate (65 taxa)

16: Leaf base [Unordered List]

1. auriculate-cordate (2 taxa)

3. cordate (5 taxa)

6. subcordate (6 taxa)

2. broadly-cuneate (119 taxa)

4. cuneate (85 taxa)

5. rounded (58 taxa)

7. stem-clasping (4 taxa)

9. deflexed

10. obtuse (39 taxa)

12. truncate (1 taxon)

17: Lateral vein: pairs [Integer]
18: Petiole length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
19: Petiole [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (105 taxa)

2. hirsute (18 taxa)

4. pubescent (102 taxa)

6. sulcate (31 taxa)

20: Flower [Unordered List]

1. solitary (171 taxa)

2. 2-5 flowers clustered (90 taxa)

3. 3-5 flowers forming short raceme (1 taxon)

21: Flower position [Unordered List]

1. axillary (134 taxa)

2. subterminal (139 taxa)

3. terminal (9 taxa)

22: Flower diameter (cm) (cm) [Real Number]
23: Bract [Unordered List]

1. present (3 taxa)

2. absent (6 taxa)

24: Bract shape [Unordered List]

1. foliaceous (1 taxon)

2. lanceolate (1 taxon)

3. ovate (1 taxon)

4. semiorbicular (1 taxon)

25: Bract length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
26: Bract hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous

2. margin ciliated (1 taxon)

3. pubescent outside (2 taxa)

4. pubescent inside

5. pubescent on both sides

27: Pedicel [Unordered List]

1. present (18 taxa)

2. absent (81 taxa)

3. stout (4 taxa)

4. tenuous (5 taxa)

28: Pedicel length (cm) (cm) [Real Number]
29: Pedicel hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (31 taxa)

2. pubescent (14 taxa)

30: Bractlet number [Integer]
31: Bractlet [Unordered List]

1. persistent (75 taxa)

2. deciduous after anthesis (28 taxa)

3. early deciduous (25 taxa)

32: Bractlet position [Unordered List]

1. near the middle of pedicel (13 taxa)

2. spirally arranged on the pedicel (4 taxa)

3. bifariouly covers the pedicel (1 taxon)

4. covers the pedicel (18 taxa)

5. spreading, arranged on the pedicel, not cover the pedicel (10 taxa)

6. upper part of the pedicel (7 taxa)

7. close to the sepals (4 taxa)

33: Bractlet shape [Unordered List]

1. broadly ovate (37 taxa)

2. linear-lanceolate (1 taxon)

3. lunate (26 taxa)

4. narrowly lanceolate (1 taxon)

5. obtuse triangle (2 taxa)

6. orbicular (29 taxa)

7. ovate (53 taxa)

8. semiorbicular (110 taxa)

9. suborbicular (37 taxa)

10. triangular-ovate (8 taxa)

11. obovate (14 taxa)

34: Branchlet length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
35: Bractlet width (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
36: Bractlet hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous inside (50 taxa)

2. glabrous outside (56 taxa)

3. glabrous on both sides (29 taxa)

4. pubescent inside (14 taxa)

5. pubescent outside (75 taxa)

6. pubescent on both sides (9 taxa)

9. sericeous inside (13 taxa)

10. sericeous outside (15 taxa)

11. sericeous on both sides (21 taxa)

12. margin ciliated (63 taxa)

37: Sepal [Unordered List]

1. leathery (49 taxa)

2. margin membranous (57 taxa)

3. persistent (84 taxa)

4. deciduous after anthesis (23 taxa)

5. early deciduous (2 taxa)

38: Sepal number [Integer]
39: Sepal shape [Unordered List]

1. broadly ovate (74 taxa)

2. cup-shaped (2 taxa)

3. lanceolate (2 taxa)

4. narrowly lanceolate (1 taxon)

5. orbicular (43 taxa)

6. ovate (33 taxa)

7. suborbicular (93 taxa)

8. obovate (15 taxa)

9. semiorbicular (43 taxa)

10. lower 1/2 part connate into cup-shaped (9 taxa)

11. triangular-ovate (3 taxa)

40: Sepal length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
41: Sepal width (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
42: Sepal hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous inside (58 taxa)

2. glabrous outside (59 taxa)

3. glabrous on both sides (29 taxa)

4. margin ciliated (83 taxa)

5. pubescent on both sides (16 taxa)

6. pubescent inside (26 taxa)

7. pubescent outside (75 taxa)

11. sericeous inside (29 taxa)

12. sericeous outside (16 taxa)

13. sericeous on both sides (10 taxa)

43: Sepal color [Unordered List]

1. brown (1 taxon)

2. green

44: Petal number [Integer]
45: Petal color [Unordered List]

1. coral-red (1 taxon)

2. golden-yellow (4 taxa)

3. orange (1 taxon)

4. purplish-red (1 taxon)

5. red (23 taxa)

6. pink (7 taxa)

8. white (118 taxa)

9. yellow (12 taxa)

10. yellowish (10 taxa)

46: Petal shape [Unordered List]

1. broadly ovate (13 taxa)

2. obovate (117 taxa)

3. suborbicular (23 taxa)

4. obovate-elliptic (21 taxa)

5. oblong (3 taxa)

6. sepal-shaped (6 taxa)

7. broadly obovate (72 taxa)

8. oblong-elliptic (7 taxa)

9. broadly elliptic (5 taxa)

10. obovate-spatulate (5 taxa)

11. cup-shaped (1 taxon)

47: Petal apex [Unordered List]

1. retuse (81 taxa)

2. round (55 taxa)

3. truncate (11 taxa)

4. cuspidate (2 taxa)

5. 2-parted

48: Petal length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
49: Petal width (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
50: Petal texture [Unordered List]

1. more or less fleshy (5 taxa)

2. fleshy (1 taxon)

3. leathery (1 taxon)

51: Petal hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous on both sides (4 taxa)

2. glabrous inside (3 taxa)

3. glabrous outside

4. pubescent outside (23 taxa)

8. pubescent inside (4 taxa)

9. pubescent on both sides (8 taxa)

52: Petal [Unordered List]

1. free (2 taxa)

2. basally slightly connate (94 taxa)

3. basally highly connate (1 taxon)

53: Stamen length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
54: Filaments hairiness [Unordered List]

1. pubescent at the base of inner filaments (6 taxa)

2. pubescent (15 taxa)

3. upper part villose (15 taxa)

4. glabrous (137 taxa)

55: Filaments [Unordered List]

1. free (1 taxon)

2. lower half of outer filaments connate into a short tube (39 taxa)

3. lower half of outer filaments connate, not forming a tube (76 taxa)

4. outer filaments completely connate into a long fleshy tube (5 taxa)

5. the base of outer filaments connate into a short tube (14 taxa)

6. the base of outer filaments connate, not forming a tube (41 taxa)

56: Ovary [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (90 taxa)

2. pubescent (92 taxa)

3. tuberculate (4 taxa)

4. grooved (5 taxa)

57: Ovary shape [Unordered List]

1. disciform-oblate (1 taxon)

2. ovate (58 taxa)

3. suborbicular (9 taxa)

4. orbicular (69 taxa)

5. ovate-conical (1 taxon)

6. base with terete disc (1 taxon)

58: Ovary locus [Unordered List]

1. 1-locular

2. 2-locular (1 taxon)

3. 3-locular (136 taxa)

4. 4-locular (27 taxa)

5. 5-locular (30 taxa)

59: Relative length of stamens and styles [Unordered List]

1. equal (97 taxa)

2. stamens longer than styles (43 taxa)

3. stamens shorter than styles (11 taxa)

60: Style number [Unordered List]

1. 2 (1 taxon)

2. 3 (76 taxa)

3. 4 (25 taxa)

4. 5 (21 taxa)

61: Style length (mm) (mm) [Real Number]
62: Style hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (70 taxa)

2. pubescent at the lower part (43 taxa)

3. pubescent at the upper part (5 taxa)

4. pubescent (24 taxa)

63: Style [Unordered List]

1. free (77 taxa)

2. 3-cleft (77 taxa)

3. 3-parted to near the base (9 taxa)

4. 3-parted, but not to the base (16 taxa)

5. 4-cleft (11 taxa)

6. 4-parted (4 taxa)

7. 5-cleft (12 taxa)

8. 5-parted to the middle (10 taxa)

64: Fruit rib [Unordered List]

1. present (3 taxa)

2. absent (3 taxa)

65: Fruit shape [Unordered List]

1. oblate (58 taxa)

2. biorbicular (15 taxa)

3. flat triorbicular (10 taxa)

4. ovate-conical (1 taxon)

5. orbicular (68 taxa)

6. suborbicular (40 taxa)

7. ovate (22 taxa)

8. apex retuse (9 taxa)

66: Fruit height (cm) (cm) [Real Number]
67: Fruit diameter (cm) (cm) [Real Number]
68: Pericarp [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (6 taxa)

2. pubescent (10 taxa)

3. squarrose (3 taxa)

4. tuberculate (12 taxa)

5. smooth

6. rough (6 taxa)

7. glandular (2 taxa)

69: Seed number per locule [Unordered List]

1. 1 (96 taxa)

2. 2 (54 taxa)

3. 3 or more (15 taxa)

70: Seed shape [Unordered List]

1. semiorbicular (69 taxa)

2. suborbicular (38 taxa)

3. triangulate-ovate (1 taxon)

4. ovate (3 taxa)

5. orbicular (37 taxa)

71: Seed color [Unordered List]

1. brown (112 taxa)

2. castaneous (23 taxa)

3. reticulate striation (1 taxon)

4. white (1 taxon)

72: Seed hairiness [Unordered List]

1. glabrous (43 taxa)

2. pubescent (39 taxa)

3. villous (1 taxon)

73: Elevation (m) (m) [Integer]
74: Distribution: China [Unordered List]

1. Anhui (8 taxa)

2. Fujian (18 taxa)

3. Guangdong (39 taxa)

4. Guangxi (76 taxa)

5. Guizhou (43 taxa)

6. Hainan (15 taxa)

7. Henan (1 taxon)

8. Hong Kong (9 taxa)

9. Hubei (15 taxa)

10. Hunan (34 taxa)

11. Jiangsu (6 taxa)

12. Jiangxi (22 taxa)

13. Shandong (2 taxa)

14. Shannxi (5 taxa)

15. Sichuan (28 taxa)

16. Taiwan (10 taxa)

17. Xizang (5 taxa)

18. Yunnan (62 taxa)

19. Zhejiang (15 taxa)

76: Distribution: other countries [Unordered List]

1. Bhutan (2 taxa)

2. Burma (7 taxa)

3. Cambodia (2 taxa)

4. Himalaya Mountain

5. India (4 taxa)

6. Indo-China Peninsula

7. Indonesia (1 taxon)

8. Japan (6 taxa)

9. Korea peninsula (1 taxon)

10. Laos (8 taxa)

12. Malaysia (2 taxa)

13. Nepal (1 taxon)

14. Philippine (3 taxa)

15. Sikkim (1 taxon)

16. Thailand (4 taxa)

17. Vietnam (36 taxa)

18. Southern Africa (2 taxa)

19. Madagascar (2 taxa)

Groups

1: General
2: Branch/Bud
3: Leaf
4: Flower
5: Perianth
6: Stamen
7: Pistil
8: Fruit
9: Seed

References: This key is based on the book: Ming Tien-lu. 2000. Monograph of the Genus Camellia. Yunnan Science and Technology Press, Kunming, P.R. China. Some distributional data were revised based on collection data at MO.

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