''Camellia chrysanthoides'' (薄叶金花茶) is a species of ''

camellia ''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species, with some controversy ...

'' endemic to Longzhou and Pingxiang counties in

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

province,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It is a shrub or small tree growing between 1.5 and 5 meters in height, with yellow flowers. It is endangered in the wild, with about 20-100 mature individuals remaining.

Synonyms

* ''Camellia longzhouensis'' * ''Camellia xiashiensis ''

References

* Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni 1979(3): 73 1979.
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IUCN Red List

Flora of China
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