Camellia sinensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q101815
Camellia sinensis
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Camellia sinensis

Summary

Camellia sinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,765 views/month, #418 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Camellia sinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Camellia sinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Camellia sinensis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Camellia sinensis belongs to the parent taxon Camellia[6].
  • Camellia sinensis's scientific name is Camellia sinensis[7].
  • Camellia sinensis is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Camellia sinensis is a type of Calcifuge[9].
  • Camellia sinensis is a type of medicinal plant[10].
  • Camellia sinensis is a type of vegetable[11].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for afforestation[12].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for food[13].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for drink[14].
  • Camellia sinensis is used for psychoactive drug[15].
  • Camellia sinensis's Commons category is recorded as Camellia sinensis[16].
  • Camellia sinensis's has basionym is recorded as Thea sinensis[17].
  • Camellia sinensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Camellia sinensis[18].
  • Camellia sinensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Camellia sinensis[19].
  • Camellia sinensis's described at URL is recorded as https://yerbateca.org/plantas/camellia-sinensis/[20].
  • Camellia sinensis's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as crop=tea[21].
  • Camellia sinensis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[22].
  • Camellia sinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 49(3)[23].
  • Camellia sinensis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[24].
  • Camellia sinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8732[25].
  • Camellia sinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as green tea[26].
  • Camellia sinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as tea leaves[27].

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Classification

Camellia sinensis's scientific name is Camellia sinensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Camellia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include tea[28], te[29], Tee[30], Tea plant[31], Planta de té[32], and Teepensas[33].

Identifiers

Camellia sinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4442[34]. Camellia sinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 482447[35]. Camellia sinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189635[36]. Camellia sinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506801[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Camellia sinensis include @CameliaGirls: Cewek Cewek Camelia[38], a video game[39].

Why It Matters

Camellia sinensis ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,765 views/month, #418 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include @CameliaGirls: Cewek Cewek Camelia[38], a video game[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Jkhon0 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → afforestation, food, drink +1
    Subclass of → useful plant, Calcifuge, medicinal plant +1
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  2. 4w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Egyptian Mau
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  3. 15w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0007660-cajovnik-cinsky
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