Abstract: In present paper,The Karyotypes of nine specis and two varieties of the genus Camellia were re - ported The results were as following:Camellia henryana: 2n = 2x = 21m + 8sm + lst;C.furfuracea:2n = 2x = 30m + 20m + 10sm;C.leptophylla: 2n = 2x = 30 = 24m(lsat)4sm (lsat )+ 2st;C. yunnanensis:2n = 2x = 30 = 18m + 10sm +2st;C,pitardii: 2n = 2x = 30 = 18m + 12sm.Nine of them were reported for the first tine.Karyotypes were very sinilar each other among the above species, and comprision between sections was more important than rhat bitween species

Key words: Camellia, Karyotype