Origin and distribution of tea

Origin
  • Chinese people were the first users of tea.
      ? South East Asia
      ? South Western China
      ? North Eastern India (Assam)
      ? Adjoining areas of Upper Burma (Myanmar) are probable place of origin of origin of tea.
      The region from South East China (Szechwan-Yunnan) to Assam (India) has been reported as the centre of origin of the tea plant.
  • Now tea cultivation is extending from Argentina in the south (27 ºS) to Georgia (Transcaucasia at 43 ºN) and From almost sea level upto 2,460 m MSL

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