Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyTheaceae
GenusCamellia
Scientific name with authorshipCamellia japonica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Camellia bonnardii Berl.Camellia bonnardii Berl. ex Lem.Camellia bononicana Anon.Camellia fimbriata P.B.MeadCamellia florida Salisb.Camellia hayaoi YanagitaCamellia hayaoi Yanagita ex KusakaCamellia hozanensis (Hayata) HayataCamellia imbricata P.B.MeadCamellia imperialis Van HoutteCamellia incarnata P.B.MeadCamellia japonica f. albipetala H.T.ChangCamellia japonica f. ilicifolia MakinoCamellia japonica f. lancifolia H.HaraCamellia japonica f. leucantha MakinoCamellia japonica f. leucantha Makino ex H.HaraCamellia japonica f. lilifolia MakinoCamellia japonica f. longifolia UyekiCamellia japonica f. macrocarpa (Masam.) TuyamaCamellia japonica f. otome MakinoCamellia japonica f. parviflora MakinoCamellia japonica f. polypetala MakinoCamellia japonica f. trifida MakinoCamellia japonica subsp. hortensis (Makino) Masam. & YanagitaCamellia japonica subsp. hozanensis (Hayata) Yamam.Camellia japonica var. adelaideae DrapiezCamellia japonica var. anemoniflora-rosea C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. chandleri Herb.Camellia japonica var. concava MakinoCamellia japonica var. conferta Herb.Camellia japonica var. curvatifolia C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. delicatissima C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. donckelarii C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. eburnea Herb.Camellia japonica var. foliolosa Herb.Camellia japonica var. halleyi Scheidw.Camellia japonica var. haylockii Herb.Camellia japonica var. hexapetala MakinoCamellia japonica var. hortensis (Makino) MakinoCamellia japonica var. hozanensis (Hayata) Yamam.Camellia japonica var. imbricata-alba C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. japonicaCamellia japonica var. kurtzii Van MonsCamellia japonica var. latifolia C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. leeana-superba C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. longifolia Koidz.Camellia japonica var. longifolia NakaiCamellia japonica var. lysantha Herb.Camellia japonica var. macrocarpa Masam.Camellia japonica var. minuta C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. modesta Herb.Camellia japonica var. nakaii (Hayata) Yamam.Camellia japonica var. picta Herb.Camellia japonica var. picturata C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. porrecta Herb.Camellia japonica var. pumila Herb.Camellia japonica var. punctata-major C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. resplendens C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. rosigena Herb.Camellia japonica var. spofforthiae Herb.Camellia japonica var. spontanea MakinoCamellia japonica var. sporrorthiana Herb.Camellia japonica var. tamponea DrapiezCamellia japonica var. triumphans C.MorrenCamellia japonica var. ulantha Herb.Camellia japonica var. variegata StandishCamellia japonica var. variegata Standish ex J.DixCamellia japonica var. venosa Herb.Camellia japonica var. victrix Herb.Camellia japonica var. woodsii Herb.Camellia kaempferia ReboulCamellia maeleniana Scheidw.Camellia marginata HallyCamellia marginata Hally ex J.DixCamellia mutabilis PaxtonCamellia nakaii (Hayata) HayataCamellia planipetala Lem.Camellia reticulata var. wabiske MakinoCamellia sylvestris Berl.Camellia tsubakki CrantzCamellia tuckiana Anon.Camellia wabiske (Makino) Kitam.Kemelia japonica (L.) Raf.Thea camellia Hoffmanns.Thea hortensis MakinoThea hozanensis HayataThea japonica (L.) Baill.Thea japonica var. hortensis MakinoThea japonica var. spontanea MakinoThea nakaii HayataThea reticulata var. wabiske Makino
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier828524-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.