var. assamica from Assam or can be called as Indian Tea. Even
though Tea is an evergreen shrub who can grow up to a height of
17 meters, it is pruned and kept at a height of 2 meters for easy
harvesting of the buds and shoots. They have bright shiny greenish
leaves with a hairy underside. Its flowers are aromatic and will
be single or in clusters of 2 to 4. The brownish-green fruits contain
1 to 4 of spherical shaped or flattened seeds.
History of Tea
Tea has a history dating back to 4500 years. Chinese mythology
says that in 2737 BC, the then emperor, Shen Nung, who was a
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