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Theaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Theaceae Mirbel. Common name: Tea Family.

Key to Theaceae

With a more circumscribed definition (excluding Pentaphylacaceae), a family of about 9 genera and 200-450 species, trees and shrubs, of primarily tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds.

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References: Li et al. (2019); Prince (2009) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009); Prince & Parks (2001); Stevens, Dressler, & Weitzman In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Zhang et al. (2022). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Theaceae© Jay Horn | Gordonia lasianthus source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Theaceae© Keith Bradley | Stewartia malacodendron
image #3 of Theaceae© Alan Weakley | Camellia source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Theaceae© Scott Ward | Gordonia lasianthus | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Theaceae© Keith Bradley | Stewartia | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Theaceae© Paul Marcum | Franklinia source | Original Image ⭷

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