Camellia sinensis dehungensis (Camellia sinensis dehungensis)
Description
Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus Camellia of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Common names include tea plant tea shrub and "tea tree not to be confused with Melaleuca alternifolia, the source of tea tree oil, or Leptospermum scoparium, the M?nuka or New Zealand Teatree from which Manuka Honey is derived.Camellia sinensis var. sinensis and Camellia sinensis var. assamica, are two major varieties grown today. White tea, yellow tea, green tea, oolong, dark tea which includes pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from one or the other, but are processed differently to attain varying levels of oxidation. Kukicha twig tea is also harvested from Camellia sinensis, but uses twigs and stems rather than leaves
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Theaceae
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Genus: Camellia
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