Abstract: The conditions of somatic embryogenesis in cothledon culture of Camellia chrysantha(Hu) Tuyama were studied.The embryoids were occurred on the Murashige and Skoog medium with the addition of 6-benzyladenine or combination with NAA.Histological observations showed that the embryoids originated from the epidermal cells of cotyledon.The root growth and the shoor development of embryoids were promoted markedly in the MS or B5 liquid medium wupplemented with cytokinin and auxin by shake culture.

Key words: Camellia chrysantha