Camellia sinensis

Camellia sinensis

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG III (down to family level)

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Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Unassigned Asterids
Ordo: Ericales
Familia: Theaceae
Tribus: Theeae
Genus: Camellia
Species: Camellia sinensis
Varieties: C. s. var. assamica – C. s. var. sinensis

Name

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze

Synonyms

• Basionym: Thea sinensis L.
• C. angustifolia Hung T. Chang
• C. arborescens Hung T. Chang & F. L. Yu
• C. assamica (J. W. Masters) Hung T. Chang
• C. dehungensis Hung T. Chang & B. H. Chen
• C. dishiensis F. C. Zhang et al.
• C. longlingensis F. C. Zhang et al.
• C. multisepala Hung T. Chang & Y. J. Tang
• C. oleosa (Loureiro) Rehder
• C. parvisepala Hung T. Chang
• C. parvisepaloides Hung T. Chang & H. S. Wang
• C. polyneura Hung T. Chang & Y. J. Tang
• C. thea Link
• C. theifera Griffith
• C. waldeniae S. Y. Hu
• Thea assamica J. W. Masters
• Thea bohea L.
• Thea cantonensis Loureiro
• Thea chinensis Sims
• Thea cochinchinensis Loureiro
• Thea grandifolia Salisbury
• Thea olearia Loureiro ex Gomes
• Thea oleosa Loureiro
• Thea parvifolia Salisbury 1796 [non Hayata 1913]
• Thea viridis L.
• Theaphylla cantonensis (Loureiro) Rafinesque

References

• Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani. St. Petersburg 10:195. 1887
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

català: te
English: Tea plant
italiano: Albero del tè
日本語: チャノキ（茶の木）
română: Ceai
ไทย: ชา
Tiếng Việt: Cây chè
Türkçe: Çay

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