The original homeland of the camellia sinensis tea plant, from which all tea is made, is China, where it has grown for nearly 5, 000 years.
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The best known genus is " Camellia ", which includes the plant whose leaves are used to produce tea ( " Camellia sinensis " ).
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One of the most important plants related to " Camellia japonica " is the " Camellia sinensis ", which is the plant tea comes from.
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In 1841, he brought seeds of the Chinese tea plant ( " Camellia sinensis " ) from Kumaun and began to experiment with tea planting in Darjeeling.
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_Kola ( Cola nitida ), mate ( Ilex paraguayensis ), black tea ( Camellia sinensis ), guarana ( Paullinia cupana ) : Contain caffeine and other stimulants.
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Classically these are tea leaves ( " Camellia sinensis " ), but the term is also used for herbal teas ( tisanes ) made of herbs or spices.
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"Camellia sinensis " is mainly cultivated in tropical and subtropical climates, in areas with at least 127 cm . ( 50 inches ) of rainfall a year.
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As long as the leaves come from the plant Camellia sinensis, tea will contain potent antioxidant chemicals that have been linked to protection against major diseases like cancer and heart disease.
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In 2000 horticulturist Francis Zee found a strain of " Camellia sinensis ", the tea plant, that can flourish in the tropical climate and volcanic soil of Hawaii.
