In order to clarify the taxonomic relationship between Camellia huana and its related species,based on examination of type specimens,field observations of wild populations,leaf and pollen micro-morphological characteristics,as well as studies on introduction and cultivation over the past 30 years,the results indicated that:(1)The type specimens cited from C. huana actually contained different taxon;(2)C. tianeensis should be recognized as a distinct species. It differed from C. huana primarily in the flowering period from February to April(vs. mid-October to December),and the color of annual branch ranged from light red to burgundy(vs. grey),and its fruit was oblate triangular spherical-shape with pericarp of 1-3 mm thick(vs. fruit oblate spherical-shape with pericarp of 9-11 mm thick). Consequently,the type specimens of C. huana and the characteristics and distributions of two species were revised.
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