Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Camellia sinensis
FAMILY
Theaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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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
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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