EPPO Global Database

Camellia japonica(CAHJA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-09-15

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CAHJA
  • Preferred name: Camellia japonica
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

China, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands), Korea. Widely cultivated as an ornamental. State flower of Alabama (USA)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Camellia japonica var. hortensis (Makino) Makino

Common names
Name Language
camellia English
Japanese camellia English
japanische Kamelie German
Kamelie German
camélia du Japon French
camelia Spanish
camelio común Spanish
camelia comune Italian
camellia Italian
camelia Dutch
cameleira Portuguese
camélia Portuguese
camélia-japonesa Portuguese
japoneira Portuguese
roseira-do-Japão Portuguese
kamelia Swedish
tsubaki Japanese
yabu-tsubaki Japanese
ツバキ Japanese
ヤブツバキ Japanese
камелия японская Russian
kamelie Danish
kamelia japońska Polish
shān chá Chinese
山茶 Chinese
동백나무 Korean
dong baek na mu Korean