A new species of Theaceae, Camellia puhoatensis N.S. Lý, V.D. Luong, T.H. Le, D.H. Nguyen & N.D. Do, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Nghe An Province, North Central Coastal Region, Vietnam. It is most similar to C. chrysanthoides, C. flavida and C. petelotii within sect. Archecamellia in shape and colouration of leaf, petal, ovary and glabrous stamen, but differs by its young puberulous shoot, mature leaf sparsely puberulous abaxially and leaf base rounded or broadly obtuse, petiole and pedicel puberulous, tepals 12–13, ovary and style pubescent. The comparison between the new species and C. velutina and C. dormoyana is presented. Data on distribution, ecology, phenology, use and provisional conservation assessment of the new species are given along with an illustration and a colour plate.

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茶花puhoatensis（Sec。Archecamellia-Theaceae），一种来自越南的新物种。

Theaceae的一种新种，山茶（Camellia puhoatensis）NSLý，VD Luong，TH Le，DH Nguyen＆ND Do，sp.。越南北部中部沿海地区的Nghe An省对此进行了描述和说明。它与该种中的C. chrysanthoides，C。flavida和C. petelotii最相似。叶，叶，花瓣，子房和无核雄蕊的形状和颜色的前室，但不同之处在于其年轻的青春期幼芽，成熟的叶片稀疏的短柔毛背面和基部圆形或宽钝，叶柄和花梗短柔毛，花被片12-13，子房和花柱短柔毛。介绍了新物种与C. velutina和C. dormoyana的比较。给出了有关新物种分布，生态，物候，用途和临时保护评估的数据，并附有插图和色板。