Plant Diversity ›› 1993, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

ON TAXONOMIC PROBLEMS OF SECT. ARCHECA- MELLIA SEALY AND SECT. CHRYSANTHA CHANG IN THE GENUS CAMELLIA

MING Tien-Lu ZHANG Wen-Ji   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
  • Online:1993-02-25 Published:1993-02-25

Abstract: The taxonomic position of Sect. Chrysantha H. T. Chang was discussed here. C. chrysantha ( Hu) Tuyama and C. nitidissima Chi were further reduced to C. petelotii (Merr.) Sealy. Sect. Chrysantha H. T. Chang was the first time transfered to Sect. Archecamellia Sealy. . Some species of Sect. Chrysantha were revised and various incorrect determination was discussed with distribution record. 16 species and 3 varieties were determined in Sect. Archecamellia.

Key words: Camellia