Camellia sinensis var. sinensis

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Camellia sinensis var. sinensis is the small-leafed Chinese variety of the tea plant widely cultivated for producing many traditional green, white, and black teas.

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Label Occurrences
Camellia sinensis 4
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultivar group
plant variety
tea plant variety
altitudePreference highland regions
caffeineContent contains caffeine
climatePreference subtropical
temperate
commonName Chinese tea plant
containsCompound catechins
flavonoids
polyphenols
theanine
cultivatedFor tea leaves
distinguishedFrom Assam tea
surface form: Camellia sinensis var. assamica
domain Eukaryota
economicUse commercial tea production
family Theaceae
flowerColor white
genus Camellia
geographicCultivation Japan
Korea
central China
eastern China
growthForm pruned for plucking table in plantations
harvestPart leaf buds
young leaves
kingdom Plantae
leafCharacteristic smaller leaves than Camellia sinensis var. assamica
thicker leaves than many ornamental Camellia species
leafSize small-leafed
nativeTo China
East Asia
order Ericales
parentTaxon Camellia sinensis var. sinensis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Camellia sinensis
plantHabit evergreen shrub
small tree
pollination insect-pollinated
propagationMethod cuttings
seed
taxonRank variety
teaTypeAssociation high-mountain Chinese teas
high-quality green teas
usedFor black tea production
green tea production
oolong tea production
post-fermented tea production
white tea production
yellow tea production
usedIn Chinese tea culture
Japanese tea production
Korean tea production

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Keemun black tea teaPlantVariety Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
Camellia includesSpecies Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
this entity surface form: Camellia sinensis
Tocklai Tea Research Institute focusesOn Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
this entity surface form: Camellia sinensis
Honde Valley tea estates cropType Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
this entity surface form: Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis parentTaxon Camellia sinensis var. sinensis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Camellia sinensis