EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: CAHSI
• Preferred name: Camellia sinensis
• Authority: (Linnaeus) Kuntze

China. Widely cultivated (tea) in southern Asia and in Africa, and to a small extent in America. Two varieties are distinguished: var. sinensis has a more northern distribution and is smaller than var. assamensis (q.v.). Different forms of tea (green, black, etc.) result from different processing, and are not particularly associated with either India or China. Introduced in Mediterranean (Turkey), Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, northeast India, Indochina, Malesia (Borneo), China (Tibet), Japan, Korea, Ethiopia, Argentina