Common name
English: Tea
German: Tee
Mandarin: 茶 (cha)
Portuguese: Chá
English: Tea
German: Tee
Mandarin: 茶 (cha)
Portuguese: Chá
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Rosales (124)
Family: Theaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Camellia (2)
Epithet: sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze (3)
Synonyms: Camellia bohea (L.) Sweet, Camellia chinensis (Sims) Kuntze, Camellia viridis Link, Theaphylla cantonensis (Lour.) Raf.
cantonensis => from Kuangchou, or Guangzhuo, SE China (Canton)
chinensis => of Chinese origin
sinensis => of Chinese origin
viridis => green in color
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
Check for Camellia sinensis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI