Theaceae

28 edible species

Woody plants including tea (*Camellia sinensis*) and ornamental camellias with showy flowers.

Camellia biflora - (Hayata.)C.Stuart.

Edible: Oil

Camellia caudata

Edible: Fruit

Camellia chekiangoleosa

Edible: Oil

Camellia crapnelliana

Edible: Seed oil

Camellia gracilis

Camellia

Edible: Oil

Camellia japonica

Garden Camellia, Japanese Camellia, Mountain tea

Edible: Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil, Flowers, Leaves

Edible: Fruit, Oil

Camellia kissii

Kissi, Let-pet tea of Burma

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - oil, Leaves - tea

Camellia kissii var. confusa

Edible: Flowers

Camellia oleifera

Tea-oil

Edible: Seeds - oil, Flowers, Leaves - tea

Camellia pitardii

Edible: Flowers, Seeds - oil

Camellia polyodonta

Edible: Oil

Camellia reticulata

Edible: Flowers, Seeds oil

Camellia sasanqua

Tea-seed oil, Sasanqua tea

Edible: Seeds, Spice, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil

Camellia semiserrata

Edible: Oil

Camellia sinensis

Tea

Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers, Seeds - oil

Camellia sinensis assamica - (Masters.) Kitam.

Tea Plant, Assam Tea

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Seed, Shoots

Camellia sinensis var. assamica

Assam tea

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Leaves - drink, Flowers

Camellia taliensis

Edible: Leaves

Camellia yunnanensis - (Pitard.)Cohen

Edible: Oil

Cleyera japonica var. wallichiana

Edible: Leaves - tea

Cleyera theoides

Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit

Polyspora chrysandra

Edible: Flowers

Polyspora oblongifolia

Edible: Fruit

Pyrenaria diospyricarpa

Edible: Flowers

Pyrenaria microcarpa var. ovalifolia

Edible: Fruit

Schima wallichii

Needle wood, Wallichii puspa tree

Edible: Shoots, Leaves

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Japanese Stewartia

Edible: Leaves