Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the
plant species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce
tea.
White tea,
green tea,
oolong and
black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed differently to attain different levels of
oxidation. The name sinensis means
Chinese in
Latin. Older names for the tea plant include Thea bohea, Thea sinensis and Thea viridis. Camellia sinensis is native to mainland
South and
Southeast Asia, but is today cultivated across the world, in tropical and subtropical regions. 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, 2.5–4 cm in diameter, with 7 to 8 petals.
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Théier
Tee (Pflanze)
Theeplant
De theeplant (Camellia sinensis) is een plant die van oorsprong voorkomt in
Zuidoost-Azië. De jonge scheuten van deze plant worden gebruikt om
thee te produceren. Sinensis is Latijn voor Chinees. Tegenwoordig wordt thee over de gehele wereld in tropische en subtropische gebieden geteeld. Van deze plant worden
witte thee,
groene thee,
oolong en
zwarte thee gemaakt. De theeplant is een
groenblijvende struik of kleine boom die zo'n 17 m hoog kan worden, maar meestal tot onder de twee meter wordt gesnoeid als het voor de bladeren wordt geteeld. De plant heeft een sterke
penwortel. De bloemen zijn geel-wit met een diameter van zo'n 2,5-4 cm met 7 of 8 bloemblaadjes.
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Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis é uma espécie da família
Theaceae, popularmente conhecida como
chá. Foi originalmente descrita por
Lineu como Thea sinensis, mas este nome caiu em desuso quando notou-se que as espécies de Thea e
Camellia não apresentavam diferenças significativas entre si. Esta é uma
árvore de até 15 metros de altura nativa das
florestas do nordeste da
Índia e sul da
China. Apesar da altura máxima elevada, as podas constantes evitam que ultrapasse 1,5 metros, e os indivíduos cultivados desta maneira raramente
florescem. Possui
folhas oblongas, escuras, lustrosas, com nervuras bem marcadas nas superfícies, de margem inteiramente denteada, e as folhas mais novas são cobertas de pequenos pêlos brancos.
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