Tea
is a beverage made from the processed leaf of a plant whose Latin name is:
Camellia sinensis.
Some people who have been around for a long time in the tea industry still
call it by its now out-dated name of Thea
sinensis.
To recap, then,
the botanical classification of the tea plant as it was originally stated
is:
To recap, then,
the botanical classification of the tea plant as it was originally stated
is:
|
DIVISION
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ANGIOSPERMAE
|
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CLASS
|
DICOTYLEDONES
|
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ORDER
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PARIETALES
|
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FAMILY
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THEACEAE
|
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GENUS
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THEA
|
|
SPECIES
|
SINENSIS
|
|
VARITAL
|
267,000
SEPARATE ONES
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But
now the tea plant is botanically referred to as Camellia sinensis