Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 195. 1887 Syn: Thea sinensis L. Sp. Pl. 1: 515. 1753.
Type: Lectotype = "Tsja" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc., 605, 606, 1712 Regards Pankaj On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Ratna Ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: > Common Name: Tea > Scientific Name: Camellia sinensis > Family : Theaceae > Flowering : Oct-Nov > Shot at : South Sikkim > Date : October,'10 > > When plucked in tea gardens, a low bush to 1.5m or less. If allowed to grow, > an erect shrub to 5m or more, > with solitary white flowers. > > Regards > Ratna Ghosh > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
