chá vs to-tsubaki

Camellia sinensis compared with Camellia reticulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chá	to-tsubaki
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Theaceae	Theaceae
Genus same	Camellia	Camellia
Species	Camellia sinensis	Camellia reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

chá and to-tsubaki share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Camellia.

Conservation Status

chá

DD — Data Deficient

to-tsubaki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chá	to-tsubaki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chá

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

to-tsubaki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan