Camellia

See also: camellia

Translingual

Camellia sasanqua

Etymology

Named after botanist Georg Kamel (1661–1706) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778).[1][2] +‎ -ia. The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

Proper noun

Camellia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – camellias.

Synonyms

(genus): Thea

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Theaceae - family; Theeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Camellia japonica (common camellia, Japanes camellia) - type species; Camellia sinensis (tea plant), Camellia oleifera (tea oil camellia) - selected other species; see Camellia at The Plant List for many more.

Translations

genus

Japanese: 椿 (ja) (つばき, tsubaki)

References

Camellia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia }
Camellia at USDA Plants database
Camellia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Camellia at the Catalogue of Life
Camellia at Encyclopedia of Life
Camellia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Camellia at The Plant List

Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

[1] Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.

[2] Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.