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There are two major varieties used for tea, Chinese tea, ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''sinensis'', and Assam tea, ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''assamica''.  

There are two major varieties used for tea, Chinese tea, ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''sinensis'', and Assam tea, ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''assamica''.  

A third one, also known as "java bush" is Camellia sinensis var. parvifolia or sometimes also called Camellia sinensis var. cambodiensis. This [[varietal]] is wild growing and native to southeast Asia. It reaches heights of 20 to 30 feet and is mainly used for [[Pu-Erh]] tea. It resembles the assamica variety but its leaves are smaller in length. It's considered a cross between assamica and sinensis.

 

Beside this two there is also ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''pubilimba'' and ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''dehungensis''. ''Pubilimba'' is also known as Mao Cha (毛茶) and used for Pu-Erh tea. It's unclear whether those two varietal are own species or just a spontaneous hybrid of assamica and sinensis. The same applies for the varietal called "java bush", ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''parvifolia'' or ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''cambodiensis''.