Camellia sinensis
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Summary
Camellia sinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,344 views/month, #418 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[4]
- Parent taxon: Camellia[5]
- Taxon name: Camellia sinensis[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7], Calcifuge[8], medicinal plant[9], vegetable[10]
- Has use: afforestation[11], food[12], drink[13], psychoactive drug[14]
- Commons category: Camellia sinensis[15]
- Has basionym: Thea sinensis[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Camellia sinensis[17]
- Commons gallery: Camellia sinensis[18]
- Described at URL: https://yerbateca.org/plantas/camellia-sinensis/[19]
- OpenStreetMap tag: crop=tea[20]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(3)[22], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[23]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8732[24]
- This taxon is source of: green tea[25], tea leaves[26], tea leaf oil[27], tea[28], matcha[29], tea scent[30]
- Short name: C. sinensis[31]
- Taxon common name: tea[32], te[33], Tee[34], Tea plant[35], Planta de té[36], Teepensas[37], Albero del tè[38], チャノキ（茶の木）[39], chá-da-índia[40], chá[41], Ceai[42], ชา[43], Çay[44], Cây chè[45]
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Identifiers
Camellia sinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4442[46]. Camellia sinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 482447[47]. Camellia sinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189635[48]. Camellia sinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506801[49].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Camellia sinensis include @CameliaGirls: Cewek Cewek Camelia[50], a video game[51].
Why It Matters
Camellia sinensis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include @CameliaGirls: Cewek Cewek Camelia[50], a video game[51].