VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Southern Institute of Ecology have announced four new species of camellia that were discovered in Vietnam.
Camellia capitata Orel, Curry Luu, sp. nov. Photo: Luu Hong Truong/sie.vast.ac
Camellia bugiamapensis Orel, Curry, Luu Q. D. Photo: Luu Hong Truong/sie.vast.ac.
The four new species of Camellia L. (Theaceae) include: C. duyana Orel, Curry Luu, C. ligustrina Orel, Curry Luu, C. bugiamapensis Orel, Curry, Luu Q. D. Nguyen, and C. capitata Orel, Curry Luu.
They were collected from the Da Lat Plateau and the Lang Biang Massif phytogeographic region in southern Vietnam.
The new finds are morphologically dissimilar to known Camellia species.
These species are endemic to the mountain temperate climate and to the lowland tropical rainforests of Vietnam.
Globally, about 80% of the camellia species in the genus Camellia L. are found in China and most of the remaining species are distributed in the geographic region of Vietnam.
S. Tung