Book Chapter10.1007/978-94-011-2326-6_2
Botanical classification of tea
B. Banerjee
- 01 Jan 1992
- pp 25-51
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TL;DR: The genus Camellia includes some 82 species which are mostly indigenous to highlands of south-east India, and tea is the most important of all Camellias spp.
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Abstract: The genus Camellia includes some 82 species which are mostly indigenous to highlands of south-east India (Sealy, 1958). Tea is the most important of all Camellia spp. both commercially and taxonomically. Since all Camellia spp. do not produce the brew that goes into the cup that cheers (Banerjee, 1988a), taxonomy plays a major role in the identification of true teas among the Camellia spp. for commercial exploitation. Many non-tea species of Camellia are however used as ornamental plants.
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TL;DR: Tuckerella japonica Ehara appears strongly associated with tea and has in fact become a world traveller, accompanying the greatly coveted tea plant as it spread across the planet, providing the backdrop for this traveller’s tale.
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TL;DR: iPBS is a useful DNA based-marker for evaluation of genetic diversity and relationships of tea and is conformable with the conventional classification of tea taxa.
Comparative study on cross-compatibility between Camellia sinensis var. sinensis (China type) and C. sinensis var. assamica (Assam type) tea
TL;DR: This comparative study was intended to explore a new avenue to develop the tea plant breeding programs through evaluating remote intraspecific cross-compatibility between Camellia sinensis var.
Micropropagation of tea (Camellia sinensis L.)
Tapan Kumar Mondal
- 01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: In this article, the main criterion by which three types of tea are classified is the size of the leaves, which is the smallest leaves and the largest leaves, and the leaves size is in between of both, Assam and China type.
The Tea Plants: Botanical Aspects
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