BOT 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Assam Tea, Camellia Sinensis, Shennong
30 Mar 2016
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The word comes from chinese dialect terms for this beverage: tchai, cha and tay. Tea is a dried and blended preparaion of the leaves if camellia sinensis and its varieies (theaceae family) 780 ad- cha ching (tea classic) claims shen nung discovered tea when a gust of wind blew tea leaves into a pot of boiling water. Camellia sinensis var. sinensis: a small, slow growing shrub (1-2 meters tall, chinese tea, small, narrow, serrated and dark green leaves. Compeing legend claims tea originated in india and prince gautama (founder of. In fact, the habit of chewing tea was well established by the ime of alleged discoveries. Camellia sinensis var. assamica: assam tea, tall (10-15 meters, quick growing tree, consists of large, horizontal, broad, light green leaves. Tea varieies display disinct loral morphology: variaion in style number and style fusion. China and india (also possibly myanmar and thailand) share the disincion of tea"s botanical birthplace.
