Copy permalink to share

*Camellia sinensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze. Common name: Tea. Habitat: Cultivated in plantations and as a horticultural novelty, rarely escaped. Distribution: Native of China.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4; = n/a — FNA8, RAB; = Thea sinensis L. Basionym: Thea sinensis L. 1753

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image of plant© Roland Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roland Godon source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plantno rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jacy Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jacy Chen source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jens-Christian Svenning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jens-Christian Svenning source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plantno rights reserved, uploaded by Jean-Paul Boerekamps source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Kristof Zyskowski, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kristof Zyskowski source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Camellia sinensis? Let us know here:

  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: India, Thailand & China



0 unsaved edits on this page.