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Assam green?

I own a package of Assam green tea. But this article states that it's black tea. The fact that green Assam tea exists should be added to this article. Can an expert check on this? Badagnani 20:12, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. You should try the Assam whites too! Chaipau 10:48, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is one of those classic cases where a product becomes a brand - teas from Assam may be black, green, white or whatever, but "Assam tea" in English always refers to the black tea from Assam. In the same way there are non-fizzy wines (and other drinks) made in Champagne - but in common English usage "Champagne" always refers to the sparkling wine from that region. It gets a bit awkward on Wikipedia as it's not always clear whether the article is talking about the specific product, or a more general article on tea growing in Assam.FlagSteward 16:05, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What about tea from Bangladesh? I assume it is the same as Assam tea. Please clarify. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.131.41.63 (talk) 12:50, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Safekeeping

So how should Assam tea be kept? I have loose crushed, torn and curled Assam tealeaves here. This is black tea. My Earl Grey and my Russian Caravan I have put into bags to keep them in the dark, since these are not oxidised like green teas, and I guess this should be kept similarly. Will it react adversely to sunlight? Will it react adversely to the acidity or moisture of the surrounding atmosphere? Wilsonsamm (talk) 23:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Significant changes to article

See [1]. Badagnani (talk) 07:17, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Change of species here. Badagnani (talk) 07:24, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Assam plant, also called the Assam Jat, has been classified as it is mentioned in the reference from Toklai that I have inserted. It is a tree, whereas the Chinese plant is a shrub.

Historically, the British introduced the Chinese plant in Assam at the beginning of the commercialization of tea in Assam, but they did not survive.

Chaipau (talk) 19:25, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This does not answer the question of whether it is a separate species. Badagnani (talk) 22:39, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Check text and reference. Chaipau (talk) 19:38, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This does not answer the question of whether it is a separate species. Badagnani (talk) 20:06, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It does. The Assam type plant belongs to the species Camellia sinensis. The extension var. assamica indicates it forms a conspecific taxa wrt the China type. This is clearly mentioned in the taxonomic database given in the reference. Chaipau (talk) 03:08, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I asked because just a few days ago someone changed it to another species. Badagnani (talk) 03:14, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]