Tea Plant
Camellia sinensis · Theaceae · 차나무
Look
- Leaves
- Glossy dark green toothed simple leaves with light green undersides.
- Flowers
- Fragrant white flowers 2.5 to 4 cm across, with 7 to 8 white to pinkish petals and yellow stamens.
- Fruit
- Three-lobed capsules ripen from green to dark brown, then split open to release three round seeds.
- Bark
- Light brown to light gray.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to central and southern and southeastern China.
- Ecology
- The flowers attract bees.
Famous Tea Plant trees in Korea
- Tea Plant of Jeonggeum-ri, HadongProvincial Monument · about 100 years · Hwagae-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Tea Plant Site of Jangjukjeon, GuryeProvincial Monument · Masan-myeon, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do
- General Tea Habitat of GimhaeProvincial Monument · Dongsang-dong and Daeseong-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Original Tea Plant Site of Ssanggyesa Temple, HadongProvincial Monument · Hwagae-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do