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Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Common name: Cha, Cha gachh(Beng.); Tea plant(Eng.).
Life cycle: Perennial
Native Range: Native to mainland China South and Southeast Asia Camellia sinensis is the species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Chinese tea. It is of the genus Camellia . It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two metres (six feet) when cultivated for its leaves. It has a strong taproot. The flowers are yellow-white. The leaves are 4–15 cm long and 2–5 cm broad. Fresh leaves contain about 4% caffeine. The young, light green leaves are preferably harvested for tea production; they have short white hairs on the underside. Older leaves are deeper green.
The leaves have been used in traditional Chinese medicine and other medical systems to treat asthma, angina pectoris, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease. |
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