Camellia sinensis Camellia sinensis Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. It is of the genus "Camellia" () of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. Common names include "tea plant", "tea shrub", and "tea tree" (not to be confused with "Melaleuca alternifolia", the source of tea tree oil, or "Leptospermum scoparium", the New Zealand Tea Tree). "Camellia sinensis" var. "sinensis" and "Camellia sinensis" var. "assamica", are two major varieties grown today. White tea, yellow tea, green tea, oolong, dark tea (which includes pu-erh tea) and black tea are
Korean tea Korean tea Korean tea is a beverage consisting of boiled water infused with leaves (such as the tea plant "Camellia sinensis"), roots, flowers, fruits, grains, edible mushrooms, or seaweed. According to the "Record of Gaya", cited in the "Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms", the legendary queen Heo Hwang-ok, a princess of Ayodhya, brought the "Camellia sinensis" (var. "assamica") tea plant from India to Korea and planted it on Baegwolsan, a mountain that borders the city of Changwon. In practice, however, Labrador tea and fruit teas, such as magnolia berry tea and goji berry tea, were more widely used in the