Camellia sinensis var. Differs from the type in that the leaves are thin, membraneous, elliptic, pubescent, veins more pronounced, pedicels shorter. Guangxi Province, China. Camellia sinensis var. Differentiated from the type in that the leaves are oblanceolate and shiny above.
Flowers are the same.
A tree about 6 m tall. Flowers shortly pedicellate, 1.7 cm across, white with 5-7 petals. Yunnan Province, China. A shrub 2 m tall. Flowers terminal or axillary, 1.3 across, white with 5 petals.