Tea tree or Ti-tree is a popular name that has been applied to a number of different, unrelated plants:
- Camellia sinensis (aka Thea sinensis), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.
- Melaleuca alternifolia from which tea tree oil is obtained, in the family Myrtaceae.
- Leptospermum, also in the family Myrtaceae; notably
- Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka) in New Zealand and southeast Australia.
- Leptospermum laevigatum, known as the Coastal Tea Tree and the Australian Tea Tree
- Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) also in New Zealand.
- Boxthorn or Lycium in the family Solanaceae, notably
- Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree (Lycium barbarum), also known as Wolfberry or Matrimony Vine.
- Ti (plant), Cordyline fruticosa, in the family Laxmanniaceae, formerly treated in the family Agavaceae.
Also:
- Tea Tree, Tasmania is a locality south of Hobart.
- Ti Tree, Northern Territory is a small town.
Famous quotes containing the words tea and/or tree:
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
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