Taxonomic revision of Camellia langbianensis (Theaceae) with four new synonyms Author Zhao, Dongwei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-7127 Department of Forestry, College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, China zhaodw@csuft.edu.cn text PhytoKeys 2023 2023-10-26 234 275 281 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.234.110218 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.234.110218 1314-2003-234-275 F29F0B6C99AE509C8756B6E53EF4367A

Table 1. Morphological comparisons of the types of Camellia decora, C. dongnaiensis, C. langbianensis, C. oconoriana, C. tadungensis and C. vidalii.

Character	C. decora	C. dongnaiensis	C. langbianensis	C. oconoriana	C. tadungensis	C. vidalii
Length of petiole	10-15 mm	10-15 mm	10-17 mm	10-15 mm	10-14 mm	9-13 mm
Size of leaf blade	25-30 x 8-11 cm	29-46 x 9-15 cm	21-28 x 3-5.5 cm	32-35 x 5.5-8.5 cm	24-34 x 6-9 cm	20-36 x 4-7 cm
Pairs of secondary veins	16-19	15-27	14-16	19-24	14-16	17-22
Indumentum of pedicel	glabrous	glabrous to puberulous	glabrous to sparsely puberulous	glabrous	glabrous	glabrous
Indumentum of sepals	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside puberulous	outside puberulous, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside puberulous, inside glabrous
Indumentum of petals	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside puberulous	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside glabrous	outside pubescent, inside glabrous
Indumentum of filaments	glabrous	Unknown	Unknown	glabrous	glabrous	basally puberulous
Number of styles	3-4	5-6	5	3-5	5-6	4-5
Indumentum of styles	pubescent	glabrous	basally pubescent	basally pubescent	basally pubescent	pubescent
Phenology	flowering March	flowering January	flower buds in October	flowering November	flowering January	flowering December