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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Camellia sinensis   FAMILY Theaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Camellia sinensis   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Camellia sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Camellia sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Linnaeus

Thea sinensis

 

COMMON NAME:
Tea


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image of Camellia sinensis, Tea

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_camellia_sinensis

August        Sri Lanka

This photo was taken at a tea plantation in Sri Lanka.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Camellia sinensis   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Camellia sinensis   FAMILY Theaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Camellia sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Camellia sinensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Linnaeus
Thea sinensis

 

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2534

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Cultivated in plantations and as a horticultural novelty, rarely escaped, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
7-8 petals
Numerous stamens, adnate to the petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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