Camellia taliensis (also known as Yunnan large leaf varietal tea, wild tea, Dali tea, Yunnan broad tea, and others; 大理茶) is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea.
It is of the genus Camellia of flowering plants in the family Theaceae.
C. taliensis is an important wild relative to the cultivated tea plant Camellia sinensis. It also belongs to the same section Thea as C. sinensis.
It is an endangered species due to human caused fragmentation of the plant's natural habitat and from overpicking of the leaves for the tea market.[1]
Camellia talensis has five locules per ovary while in comparison C. sinensis has three locules per ovary.
It grows primarily in the southwestern portion of Yunnan province in China and in neighboring areas in Thailand and northern Myanmar.
C. taliensis has larger leaves than C. sinensis var. sinensis closer to the size of C. sinensis var. assamica. And, in several chemical composition and morphological comparisons, C. taliensis is also closer to C. sinensis var. assamica than to C. sinensis var. sinensis. However, the closer similarity may also be due to human selection (which causes reduction in genetic diversity) as C. sinensis var. assamica is the tea variety traditionally cultivated in Yunnan.
Like C. sinensis, C. taliensis contains both theanine and caffeine.
C. talensis can be easily crossed with C. sinensis, and the resulting crossbred plants are intermediate between species both morphologically and chemically indicating true hybrids.
Camellia taliensis is locally used to make white tea, black tea, and pu'er tea.[2][3][4]
Yue Guang Bai (月光白 "Moonlight White") is a white tea made from the plant.
Yunnan pu-erh tea made from C. taliensis can command a much higher price than pu'er made from the more common C. sinensis.
Camellia taliensis (also known as Yunnan large leaf varietal tea, wild tea, Dali tea, Yunnan broad tea, and others; 大理茶) is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea.
It is of the genus Camellia of flowering plants in the family Theaceae.
C. taliensis is an important wild relative to the cultivated tea plant Camellia sinensis. It also belongs to the same section Thea as C. sinensis.
It is an endangered species due to human caused fragmentation of the plant's natural habitat and from overpicking of the leaves for the tea market.
Esta camelia debe su nombre a Tali, montaña, lago y pequeña ciudad de la provincia de Yunan, al oeste de China.Se cree que fue introducida en Occidente en 1914.
Características de la Flor:
Tamaño: pequeño, unos 5 cm de diámetro. Color: blanco crema. Pétalos: irregulares, alrededor de 11, con el margen superior doblado hacia fuera. Forma: simple, solitarias o en grupos de dos o tres, crece en el extremo de la rama o en la axila de la hoja. Estambres: tiene gran número de estambres, los filamentos son de color crema y anteras amarillas, colocados en el centro de la flor en forma de globo.
Características de la planta
Tamaño de hojas muy variable, pueden medir más de 11 cm de largo por 4.5 cm de ancho. Color: verde medio Forma: lanceolada, ligeramente doblada debido al nervio central Margen: dentado Ápice: apuntado
Otros datos: Floración: desde principios de noviembre hasta mediados o finales de diciembre.
Datos: Q10936833
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Especies: Camellia taliensis
Camellia taliensis là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Theaceae. Loài này được (W.W.Sm.) Melch. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1925.[1]
Camellia taliensis là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Theaceae. Loài này được (W.W.Sm.) Melch. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1925.
大理茶（学名：Camellia taliensis）是山茶科山茶属的植物。分布在缅甸北部以及中国大陆的云南等地，生长于海拔1,300米至2,700米的地区，一般生于常绿阔叶林中及杂木林中，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。
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