Camellia Sinensis

About
Camellia Sinensis is part of the Theaceae family, whose leaves and buds are often used to make tea. The most popular tea this plant creates is black tea, but white, yellow, green, oolong, and dark tea are all created using different varieties of this plant.

Cultivation
Camellia sinensis is native to East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Although, today, it is cultivated all over the world. Camellia sinensis is grown best in tropical and subtropical climates where areas get 127 cm or 50 inches of rainfall annually. (Most tea plants prefer a moist growing location, often in part sunny places.) Most high quality teas are grown at high elevation, as it gives it more flavor when it grows slowly.

The small-leaved and the large-leaved camellia sinensis is mainly used for black tea.