Camellia sinensis
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Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Theaceae. Its leaves, leaf buds, and stems are used to produce tea. Common names include tea plant, tea sh
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Tea Bud
C. sinensis plant, with cross-section of the flower (lower left) and seeds (lower right)
Flower of tea plant
Tea processing
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Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea.
A Korean bhikkhuni pan roasting tea leaves for fixation
Steaming tea leaves for fixation
An 1850 British engraving showing tea cultivation and tea leaf processing.
Freshly picked tea leaves on a tea farm in Kenya.