Camellia sinensis (botany)
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| Camellia sinensis (botany) | |
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 Drawing of C. sinensis |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Unranked | Asterids |
| Order | Ericales |
| Family | Theaceae |
| Genus | Camellia |
| Species | Sinensis |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | Tea, Tea tree, Tea shrub, Tea plant, Green tea, White tea, Yellow tea, Black tea, Oolong, Pu-erh tea |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | L-theanine, Catechins |