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Name: Camellia Spp. (Theaceae) |
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A genus of shruby plants of which a number of ornamental shrubs belong. It also contains an important food crop plant, tea (Camellia sinensis). Click on any picture to enlarge. Pictures:
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Camellia japonica hybrids
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Camellia sinensis
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The leaf tips of this camellia, when dried fresh is green tea, and when fermented, is red tea. A subspecies, assamica provides the leaves for Ceylon tea.
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Julie Felix
