Pu'er tea
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Pu'er or pu-erh is a variety of fermented tea traditionally produced in Yunnan Province, China. Pu-erh tea is made from the leaves of the Yunnan tea plant Camellia sinensis var. assamica, which is a s
"Da Yi Gong Tuo" Pu erh shou cha, 2010
A lump of royal tribute pu'er tea produced during the Guangxu Emperor period (1875–1908) was collected in Forbidden City and moved to Pu'er City Museum in 2007.
Shú pu'er tea, shúchá, brewed from a brick
Relatively young raw pu'er; note the grey and dark green tones
Camellia sinensis
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Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea plant, tea shrub, and tea tree, is a species of evergreen shrub in the flowering plant family Theaceae. Originally native to the highlands of the Hengduan–Purv
Pu'er tea
…from the distinct but closely related so-called wild species Camellia taliensis can command a much higher price than pu'er made from the more common Camellia sinensis. Determining whether or not a tea is wild is a challenging task, made more difficult through the inconsistent and unclear terminology and labeling in…
Csinensis
Tea Bud
C. sinensis plant, with cross-section of the flower (lower left) and seeds (lower right)
Flower of tea plant