A modern reference to temperate woody plants, including updated content from this site and much new material, can be found at Trees and Shrubs Online.
Theaceae
A genus of almost 100 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, mostly in the tropics and subtropics of Asia and America. Flowers bisexual or some functionally male, solitary or clustered. Sepals five, imbricated. Petals five, imbricated, connate at the base. Stamens numerous, with glabrous anthers (hairy in the allied Cleyera). Fruit a leathery berry with a few large seeds suspended from the top of the central column.
Some names used by Bean have now been superseded and are no longer familiar. To ensure that all plants can be easily found, under any name, we have cross-referenced to The Plant List, a collaboration between RBG Kew, Missouri Botanical Gardens and other organisations, which aims to provide a currently accepted name for any plant. Not all taxonomists will agree with all Plant List nomenclature, but it provides a baseline to compare names. For each species above, clicking on the Modern Name will link to the entry for that name on The Plant List website.
