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Camellia sinensis var. assamica grows tall with broad leaves suited to strong tea. The figure is taken from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Assam tea comes from a larger leaf variety

Camellia sinensis var. assamica grows tall with broad leaves suited to strong tea The assamica variety was identified in northeast India in the nineteenth century, growing as a tree in the forests of Assam. Its leaves are larger and softer than the small leaf variety used in China, and they suit the warm, humid plains of the Brahmaputra valley. Assam gardens produce the malty brisk tea used in most breakfast blends. It sits in Mondo's food collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Camellia sinensis var. assamica grows tall with broad leaves suited to strong tea. The figure is taken from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a food fact?: Yes. It sits on the Food shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.