2 Graines Camellia sinensis, Théier, Camélia chinois, Thé

Camellia sinensis, teaier, Chinese camellia, tea |

The Théier (Camellia sinensis), sometimes called simply tea, is a species ofshrubs of family of theators. He is fromFar East. It is widely cultivated for its leaves which once dried and more or less oxidized, are used to prepare an Infusion : tea. It is a similar species of Camélias horticultural. Son Binominal name Camellia sinensis means word for word " Chinese camellia .

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The leaves alternate and persistent, have an elongated, elliptical shape, 4 to 15 long CM, on 1.5 to 7.5 CM wide. They are shiny, dark green, relatively tough, with a fairly thick texture. The Petiole is short, from 3 to 10 MM. The base is Cunée, theApex is acute to Acuminé, and the margins are sawn.

The flowers of the tea tree are white to light yellow (a single non -hybrid shape presents pink flowers, Camellia sinensis f. Rosea). They measure between 2.5 and 4 CM in diameter. Solitary or in small groups of 3 or 4, they have five sepales persistent, five petals, sometimes more up to 7 or 8, light yellow or white-cream, and Many Yellow stamens often welded together. Theovary is trilocular.

The fruit are capsules to dehiscence loculicide from 1.5 to 3 CM of approximately. The Seeds can be pressed to give a very good food quality with a fairly low efficiency.

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