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3. Camellia sect. Longipedicellatae Hung T. Chang, Taxon. Gen. Camellia. 98. 1981.

长梗茶组 chang geng cha zu

Camellia sect. Longissimae Hung T. Chang.

Flowers axillary. Pedicel slender, elongate; bracteoles 2-4, persistent or caducous. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 7-9, white, nearly distinct. Stamens in 2 or 3 whorls; filament filiform, glabrous or pubescent; outer filament whorl basally connate. Ovary 3(or 4)-loculed; style 3-parted to nearly distinct.

Five species: SW China, Laos, Vietnam; four species (three endemic) in China.


1 Bracteoles caducous.   25 C. longissima
+ Bracteoles persistent   (2)
       
2 (1) Ovary glabrous.   22 C. longipedicellata
+ Ovary tomentose   (3)
       
3 (2) Current year branchlets, abaxial surface of leaf blades, and petioles glabrous; leaf blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 16-25 × 3.5-7 cm; petiole 6-10 mm.   23 C. hekouensis
+ Current year branchlets, midvein of leaf blade abaxial surface, and petioles pubescent; leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, 6-11 × 1.4-2.8 cm; petiole 2-4 mm.   24 C. gracilipes

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