Plant Details

Accepted name:: Camellia oleifera C.Abel [Theaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abura-tsubaki	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chayou	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
lu shan snow camellia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oil-seed camellia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
oleum camelliae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
tea oil camellia	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tea-oil plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tea-seed oil	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
you cha	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
油茶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油茶叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油茶子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油茶根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油茶油	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油茶花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
茶油	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
茶油粑	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed	fatty oil obtained by squeezing from the ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Camellia banksiana Lindl. ex Tutcher J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 63 (1905).
Camellia banksiana Lindl. ex Champ. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 310 (1851), nom. subnud.
Camellia biflora (Hayata) Cohen-Stuart Meded. Proefstat. Thee 11: 67 (1916).
Camellia caudata Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 559 (1854), nom. illeg.
Camellia drupifera f. biflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying Mem. Coll. Agric. Natl. Taiwan Univ. 29: 93 (1989).
Camellia obscura Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 16: 696 (1940).
Camellia oleifera var. monosperma Hung T.Chang Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 31(1): 75 (1992), contrary to Art. 37.5 ICBN (1988).
Camellia podogyna (H.Lév.) Melch. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 21: 131 (1925).
Camellia sasanqua Blanco Fl. Filip.: 530 (1837), nom. illeg.
Sasanqua oleifera (C.Abel) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 140 (1838).
Thea biflora Hayata J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 44 (1911).
Thea oleifera (C.Abel) Rehder & E.H.Wilson in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 2: 393 (1915).
Thea podogyna H.Lév. Sert. Yunnan.: 2 (1916).
Theaphylla oleifera (C.Abel) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 139 (1838).
Theopsis banksiana (Lindl. ex Tutcher) Nakai J. Jap. Bot. 16: 705 (1940).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Camellia oleifera	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Camellia oleifera Abel	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Camellia oleifera Abel.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Camellia oleifera Abet	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Camellia oleifera C. Abel	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Camellia oleifera C.Abel	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Camellia olelfera Abel	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Camillia oleifera Abel	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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