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It may come as a surprise for some that all teas (white,
green, black, oolong, and pu-reh) come from the same plant. The tea plant is an evergreen shrub known as
the Camellia sinensis. Its leaves and
buds are used to make tea.
There are two varieties of the tea plant. Camellia sinensis variety sinensis is considered most likely native to western Yunnan in China. Camellia sinensis variety assamica is native to the
warmer parts of Assam (India), Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and
southern China. [1]
I'm not sure which of the two varieties was in my morning black tea. But Tea Forte's exquisite tea bag design was a visual reminder that my choice of morning beverage was from the Camellia sinensis plant.
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