Abstract: Frutex 3-4 m. altus, cortice brunneus, atro-punctatus, cinereus glaber. Folia coriacea, oblonga vel oblopgo-lanceolata, 6.5-12 cm. longa,f 2.2-3.7 cm. lata,apice obtusa, interdum leviter emarginato vel mucronulata, basi cuneata vel obtusa margine revoluta, apice 1/3 sparse valde inconspicueque denticulata utraque 7-11-delltata, supra viridi, nitida, subtus pallidfore, minute papillbosa, costa supra impressa, subtus prominenti, nervis lateralibus 7 -11 -jugis, supra impressis, subtus leviter pfominentibus; petiolo 3 -7 mm. longo, superne excavato, glabrescentibus. Flores. xanthelli, 1.2 cm. diam., axillares solitarii vel terminales, pedicellis 1 -1.5 mm. longis vel subsessilibus, glabris, bracteola sepalaque 7- 9, inaequali subtotunda, imbricata gliabra, xanthella, 3-3.5 mm. longa et lata, subcoriacea, tenuiter marginata, petalis 6, late ovatis, 7 mm.

Key words: camellia, new species, Hainan Island