Camellia sinensis shrub for beverage making

A species of tiny, evergreen tree or shrub in the Theaceae family of flowering plants is called Camellia sinensis. Tea, a well-known beverage, is made from the plant's leaves and leaf buds.  

In contrast to Melaleuca alternifolia, the source of tea tree oil, or the species Leptospermum generally known as tea tree, common names for this plant include tea plant, tea shrub, and tea tree.  

Black tea is the most oxidized tea, while green tea is the least oxidized. White tea, yellow tea, green tea, oolong, dark tea (which includes pu-erh tea), and black tea are all harvested from one of the two main varieties grown today, C. sinensis var. sinensis and C. s. var. assamica. The C. sinensis plant is also used to make kukicha (twig tea), however twigs and stems are used instead of leaves.