THEACEAE

*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

Links to other floras: = n/a - FNA8

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