Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market by several recognized methods. Furthermore, the word is used to refer to the aromatic beverage prepared from the cured leaves of the tea shrub by infusion with boiling water. Tea is also the common name of the shrub Camellia sinensis, which has been cultivated from antiquity in China. This shrub is now widely cultivated in Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and other countries.
The five types of tea are commonly found on the market; black tea, oolong tea, green tea, white tea, and pu-erh tea.
