TEA
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (Theaceae).
Placed in the
genus Camellia by the German botanist Otto Kuntze in 1887, tea was originally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as a member of the
genus Thea.
Native to China and South-East Asia.
Life form: a small shrub or treelet, growing as a forest understorey plant.
Parts used: leaves dried and cured to make a beverage.
Ploidy level:
diploid.
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Illustration from the Plate Collection of the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London (Camellia thea (L.) Kuntze - Tea)
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