TheaceaeSubfamily Camellieae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
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- Common Name: Tea
- Family: Theaceae D. Don
- Country of Origin: se & e Asia
- Habitat: Shaded areas at an elevation of 2100 - 2700 metres in Yunnan
- Description: This plant can be a shrub or tree, 3-50', with dark glossy green leaves, cultivated in warm parts of E. and S. Asia. The processed young leaves yield commercial tea. Freshly picked leaves are boiled to make green tea; allowed to ferment, they produce black tea. The seeds yield an oil.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198501325
- Source: Logees
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3303 - Bog - Families Hy-Sa
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-03-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
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- Family: Theaceae
- SubFamily: Camellieae
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References:Plants For A Future Website
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