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Also Known As	tea family • Ternstroemiaceae

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Close-up of vibrant green leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, growing densely together.

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Camellia stewartia franklinia gordonia sakaki Tea plant mountain stewartia Camellia japonica Gordonia axillaris loblolly bay Sarraceniaceae Pentaphylacaceae Primulaceae Tetrameristaceae Clethraceae Actinidiaceae Ericaceae Fouquieriaceae Polemoniaceae

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