Thea sinensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 515. 1753.

"Habitat in Japonia, China." RCN: 3882.

Replaced synonym of: Thea bohea L. (1762), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Bartholomew in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 93. 1993): [icon] “Tsja” in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: 605, 606. 1712.

Generitype of Thea Linnaeus.

Current name: Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze ( Theaceae).