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Species of sect. Chrysantha have high ornamental value, but their classifications are controversial. In order to study the morphological characteristics and taxonomic significance of pollen in sect. Chrysantha, we observed morphological shape, exine ornamentations and perforation characteristics of 10 species of sect. Chrysantha pollen grains by scanning electron microscope, and the polar axis, equatorial axis and length of germination groove were analyzed by clustered. The results were as follows:(1)The pollen of sect. Chrysantha was medium-sized and most of them were subspherical, only C. indochinensis var. tunghinensis was oblate sphere and C. impressinervis was prolate; The extine ornamentation of pollen could be broadly divided into three types: tuberculate-baculate, ornate and verrucate, and the size and density of surface perforation were obviously different.(2)Cluster analysis showed that the pollen morphology of C. perpetua, C. petelotii var. grandiflora, C. petelotii and C. euphlebia were proximity; C. flavida, C. indochinensis, C. micrantha and C. indochinensis var. tunghinensis had similar characteristics; However, C. pubipetala and C. impressinervis were clearly different from the others. The extine ornamentation and perforation of pollen were different, but it was still necessary to combine the polar axis, equatorial axis and the length of germination groove to clearly distinguish the 10 species of sect. Chrysantha. From the perspective of palynology, the pollen of sect. Chrysantha has the general characteristics of Camellia without specificity, and this group plants may not be an independent group, but the pollen morphology of this group plants has obvious inter-specific differences, which can be used as the basis for taxonomy. The results of this study provide the basis for the taxonomic status among species of sect. Chrysantha. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]