山茶科的系统发育诠析──Ⅰ．金花茶组与古茶组的比较研究

Diagnosis on the Systematic Development of Theaceae Ⅰ. A Review on the Sections Chrysantha and Archaecamellia of the Genus Camellia

对以金花茶Ｃ．ｎｉｔｉｄｉｓｓｉｍａＣｈｉ为代表的金花茶组Ｃｈｒｙｓａｎｔｈａ与以多瓣山茶Ｃ．ｐｅｔｅｌｏｔｉｉｓｅａｌｙ为代表的古茶组Ａｒｃｈａｅｃａｍｅｌｌｉａ之间的差别，进行了详细的比较，澄清它们在系统分类上的位置．并对Ｓｅａｌｙ划分的古茶组里的混乱加以澄清和调整．对金花茶组内混乱的名称给予订正．

The aim of this paper is to distinguish the characteristics and the differences between Camellia nitidissima Chi and C. petelotii Sealy in detail; and then to define the limitation of the two sections, i. e. Sect. Archaecamellia and Chrysantha, marks out their difference and the systematic position; thirdly, to clarify the impure composition within Sect. Archaecamellia; lastly, to clarify the synonymies and invalid names and species of the sect. Chrysantha.