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Camellia sasanqua Thunb. Theaceae. Christmas camellia. Camellia commemorates Georg Josef Kamel (1661-1706), Jesuit pharmacist from Moravia (Czech Republic) who worked in the Philippines and sent plants to John Ray in England (Oakeley, 2012) Evergreen shrub. Distribution: Japan and China. Leaves are used in Japan to make tea (normally made from C. sinensis) and the seeds to make the edible tea seed oil. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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The natural history of the tea-tree, with observations on the medical qualities of tea, and effects of tea-drinking. By John Coakley Lettsom, M. D. F. S. A.
Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Pictures
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Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem. Watercolour.
Reference: 22082i- Pictures
Various flowers, including camellia and daffodil. Watercolour by G. E. L., 1859.
L., G. E.Date: 1859Reference: 22146i- Pictures
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Two plants, one possibly tea (Camellia species): flowering stems. Watercolour.
Reference: 23274i