Common Names - Camellia or Tea Family | Synonyms - |
Authority - D. Don or Mirbel ex. Ker-Gawler. | Total Number of genera - 28 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 610 |
Plant forms - Liane/Tree/Shrub |
World Distribution - Tropical areas with few species in temperate & warm areas |
Comments - heaceae can be described as having anywhere from 7-40 genera, depending on the source and the method of circumscription used.
Limits of the family are unclear.
Usually evergreen trees & shrubs, few lianes.
Some timbers in Anneslea & Schima. |