Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)
Order: Rosales (118)
Family: Theaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Pyrenaria (2)
Epithet: menglaensis G.D. Tao (2)
menglaensis => from Mengla County in far southern Yunnan province, P.R. China