Tea
कैमेलिया साइनेन्सिसதேயிலைతేయాకు
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 3.2 m
- wide
- 1.8 m
Theaceae
Also called Tea plant
Formerly Thea sinensis
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- E. Himalaya to S. China and N. Indo-China, HainanKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 1.8 m to 4.6 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 1.2 m to 2.4 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, pinkRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -23.3 °C (USDA zone 6a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- German
- Tee
- Chinese
- 茶, 皋芦, 茶（茶树）
- Portuguese
- chá, chá-da-índia
- Simplified Chinese
- 茶, 槚, 茗
- Northern Frisian
- Tee
- Turkish
- Çay
- Asturian
- té chino
- Catalan
- te
- Spanish
- Planta de té
- Finnish
- Teepensas
- Italian
- Albero del tè
- Japanese
- チャノキ（茶の木）
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Camellia sinensis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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