Tea plant
Camellia sinensis
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Camellia sinensis
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Theaceae
- Continent
- Asia
- Habitat
- Forest, Mountains
- Form
- Shrub
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Autumn, Winter
- Use
- Drink
- Conservation status
- Data deficient
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Green, black, white and oolong tea all come from the same species, differing only in how the leaves are processed.
- People in China have been drinking tea for more than two thousand years.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q101815 · All plants · All entries