Thea viridis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 735. 1762.

"Habitat in China." RCN: 3883.

Type not designated.

Original material: Gordon, Herb. Linn. No. 685.3 (LINN); [icon] in Hill, Exot. Bot.: 22, t. 22. 1759.

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