Tea : The Chinese LegacyFrom the botanical perspective 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. DIVISION ANGIOSPERMAE CLASS DICOTYLEDONES ORDER PARIETALES FAMILY THEACEAE GENUS THEA SPECIES SINENSIS VARITAL 267,000 SEPARATE ONES Published on Jul 30, 2014Last Updated on May 14, 2020