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Abstract: Genetic diversities among 10 representative camellia cultivars in Wenzhou were investigated by RAPD technology（random amplification polymorphic DNA）. The results indicated that 105 bands were produced with 15 random primers, and the genetically polymorphic bands numbered 79 accounting for 77.54%. Genetic distance analysis represented genetic distances among 10 samples ranged from 0.2236 to 0.4777 with the biggest value between samples DaZhuS and Gay Chielftain and the lowest between JinPanLZ and Gay Chielftain. Dendrogram by UPGMA software disclosed that 3 groups were produced at the similarity coefficient of 0.62, with sample Benten-kagura and DianXue isolated and the rest clustered together.