Theaceae

Theaceae
Tea Camellia sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Mirb. (1816)[1]
Genera

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Synonyms

Camelliaceae[2]

Theaceae (/θiˈeɪsii/), the tea family, is a family of flowering plants comprising shrubs and trees, including the economically important tea plant, and the ornamental camellias. It can be described as having from seven to 40 genera, depending on the source and the method of circumscription used. The family Ternstroemiaceae has been included within Theaceae;[3][4] however, the APG III system of 2009 places it instead in Pentaphylacaceae.[5] Most but not all species are native to China and East Asia.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry for Camelliaceae Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Vascular Plant Families and Genera: Theaceae Archived 1997-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Watson, L., & Dallwitz, M. J. (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants. Theaceae
  5. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.