taxonID	type	description	language	source
03EA262DFF9E9606CEB856AFFABA9455.taxon	type_taxon	Type: — Camellia kissi Wallich (1820: 429).	en	Zhao, Dongwei (2022): Three new synonyms of Camellia kissi (Theaceae). Phytotaxa 531 (1): 83-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.531.1.8
03EA262DFF9E9607CEB8577BFD3B90CC.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — NEPAL. 1818, Gardner s. n. (BM 000948697!).	en	Zhao, Dongwei (2022): Three new synonyms of Camellia kissi (Theaceae). Phytotaxa 531 (1): 83-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.531.1.8
03EA262DFF9E9607CEB8577BFD3B90CC.taxon	discussion	Nomenclatural notes: — Chang & Bartholomew (1984) and Ming & Bartholomew (2007) thought that the epithet of C. kissi should be “ kissii ” without any further comment. However, in the protologue of the species, Wallich (1820: 429) stated that “ ... I propose calling Camellia kissi, the Newar name being Kissi or Kissi-soak by enumerating the points on which their specific difference appears to me to rest ”. It seems that the epithet is derived from the vernacular name and therefore, the original spelling of the epithet, kissi, should be retained (see Art. 60 Ex. 21 of the ICN). Morphological notes: — Camellia thailandica was simply compared with C. brevistyla (Hayata 1908: 63) Cohen-Stuart (1916: 67) on the size and shape of the leaves and flowers in the protologue (Chang & Ren 1991), and it is actually C. kissi based on its protologue and the types examined. Camellia ligustrina was not compared with a specific taxon of Camellia in the protologue (Orel et al. 2014). It was described as bearing a “ finely hairy ” seed, but the seeds of the holotype are glabrous (NSW 900397 [image]). Based on the type and the photos reported (Orel & Curry 2015), C. ligustrina is treated as a heterotypic synonym of C. kissi. Orel et al. (2014: 310), however, established Camellia sect. Pierrea based on C. ligustrina, accordingly, this section is recognized as a heterotypic synonym of Camellia sect. Paracamellia. Similarly, Orel & Curry (2015: 182) did not compare C. cuongiana with other taxa of Camellia probably because they thought that it “ possesses a combination of morphological characters which do not occur in any other known Camellia L. species ”, and thus they established Camellia sect. Lamdongia based on it. However, the type and the photos in the protologue could clearly suggest that it is merely another representative of C. kissi. Therefore, sect. Lamdongia is treated as another heterotypic synonym of sect. Paracamellia in Camellia.	en	Zhao, Dongwei (2022): Three new synonyms of Camellia kissi (Theaceae). Phytotaxa 531 (1): 83-84, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.531.1.8
