Camellia

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q212815
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Summary

Camellia is a taxon[1]. Camellia ranks in the top 0.32% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,270 views/month, #619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Theaceae[4]
  • Taxon name: Camellia[5]
  • Commons category: Camellia[6]
  • Taxonomic type: Camellia japonica[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Camellia[8]
  • Commons gallery: Camellia[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(3)[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
  • Taxon synonym: Thea[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1985[17]
  • Taxon common name: camellia[18], 山茶属[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]

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Identifiers

Camellia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83058[21]. Camellia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4441[22]. Camellia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189634[23]. Camellia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500689[24].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Camellia include Camellia Factory[25], a female idol group[26], founded in 2015[27] and Chinzan-sō Garden[28], a Japanese garden[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1877[31].

Why It Matters

Camellia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Camellia is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Camellia include Camellia Factory[25], a female idol group[26], founded in 2015[27] and Chinzan-sō Garden[28], a Japanese garden[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1877[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(3). wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 127719
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['46Wf8e', 'UsLHb']
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  3. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['46Wf8e', 'UsLHb']
    Taxon synonym → Thea
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37385|batch #37385]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541)"
  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['0269642-cajovnik', '0229600-kamelie']
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Taxonomic type → Camellia japonica
    Aliases → —
    Taxon synonym → Thea
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 7194, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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