Family · Asterids

Theaceae

Tea, camellia

Evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs with showy flowers; includes tea and camellias.

Accepted species: 388accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈33 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Camellia (tea)
Stewartia
Gordonia
Franklinia

Genera

Camellia242 spp.
Polyspora50 spp.
Pyrenaria29 spp.
Gordonia25 spp.
Stewartia23 spp.
Schima17 spp.
Apterosperma1 spp.
Franklinia1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical226
Asia-Temperate186
Southern America23
Northern America4

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Theaceae sits in the order Ericales.