Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze

higherClassification: Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 > Plantae > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Theaceae Mirb. ex Ker Gawl. > Theeae Szyszyl. > Camellia L.
taxonID Q9S3
parentNameUsageID 3GBT
originalNameUsageID M-858XmScMN-7W518V8SZ1
scientificNameID gYmzA_gZeWO30p46DJJFs0
datasetID 1141
taxonomicStatus accepted
taxonRank species
scientificName Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
scientificNameAuthorship (L.) Kuntze
genericName Camellia
specificEpithet sinensis
namePublishedIn Kuntze. (1887). Um die Erde 500 (1881), et Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 195 (1887).
nomenclaturalCode ICN
references http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Camellia-sinensis
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Camellia sinensis var. dehungensis (Hung T.Chang & B.H.Chen) T.L.Ming variety accepted

Camellia sinensis var. pubilimba Hung T.Chang variety accepted

Camellia sinensis var. madoensis T.V.Nguyen, V.D.Luong & N.Trieu Le variety accepted

Camellia sinensis var. assamica (Royle ex Hook.) Steenis variety accepted

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