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Tea
Tea is made from the young leaves of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis.
Interesting facts:
The Chinese used tea as medicine. Today there is renewed interest in its health-giving properties.
Tea is grown in around 25 countries in the subtropics and the cool, moist, mountainous tropics, from sea level to 2,100 metres
Two pictures of Camellia sinensis
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Tea
Plants that feed the world