Question 1

Vernacular names

Accepted Answer

English (2) :souchong, tea
Hindi (5) :cay, chai, chaipati, cha, chha
Kannada (9) :cha, cha soppu, chaha, chaha soppu, tea soppu, ca, caha, thesoppu, theyale
Malayalam (3) :teyila, caya, chaya
Marathi (1) :chaha
Sanskrit (5) :caha, syamaparni, chaha, chavika, chaya
Tamil (5) :teyilai, thayilai, karupputteyilai, pachaitteyilai, theyilai
Telugu (5) :nallateyaku, teyaaku, tiyaku, teyaku, theyaku
Urdu (2) :chai siyah, chai
Arabic (1) :chha
Persian (3) :ca, chaika thai, chha
Source : ENVIS FRLHT

Question 2

Botanical description

Accepted Answer

Camellia sinensis is native to mainland china, South and  Southeast Asia, but it is today cultivated across the world  in tropical and subtropical regions. It is an evergreen  shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two  meters (six feet) when cultivated for its leaves. It has a  strong taproot. The flowers are yellow –white, 2.5-4 cm  in diameter, with 7 to 8 petals. The leaves are 4-15 cm  long and 2-5 cm broad. The young, light green leaves are  preferably harvested for tea production; they have short  white hairs on the under side. Older leaves are deeper  green. Different leaf ages produce differing tea qualities,  since their chemical compositions are different. Usually  the tip (bud) and the first two to three leaves are  harvested for processing. This hand picking is repeated  every one to two weeks.
Source : Ananthi et al.,2018

Question 3

Conservation status

Accepted Answer

N.A

Question 4

Medicinal uses

Accepted Answer

Green tea is very popular because of its marked health benefits comprising its anticancer, anti-oxidant, and antimicrobial activities, as well as its effectiveness in reducing body weight. Additionally, it was recognized by Chinese people as an effective traditional drink required for the prophylaxis against many health ailments.
Source : Aboulwafa et al.,2019

S.No	Phytochemical name	Phytochemical ID	part
1	Alstonidine	CID_12305773	stem bark
2	O-methylmacralstonine	n.a	stem bark
3	macralstonine O-acetylmacralstonine	n.a	stem bark
4	alstonine	CID_441979	stem bark
5	ditamine	N.A	stem bark
6	echicaoutchin	N.A	stem bark
7	corialstonidine	CID_101656124	stem bark
8	corialstonine	CID_6443266	stem bark
9	villalstonine	CID_5476353	stem bark
10	pleiocarpamine	CID_5385014	stem bark
11	macrocarpamine	CID_5472477	stem bark
12	alpha-amyrin linoleate	CID_9987141	stem bark
13	lupeol palmitate	CID_161739	stem bark
14	lupeol linoleate	CID_53787397	stem bark
15	12-methoxyechitamidine	CID_21586664	stem bark
16	5-epinareline ethyl ether	n.a	stem bark
17	Nareline methyl ether	CID_101712320	stem bark
18	scholaricine	CID_50900051	stem bark
19	Picrinine	CID_46229104	stem bark
20	19-hyroxytubotaiwine	N.A	stem bark
21	Na-metylburnamine	N.A	stem bark
22	19-epischolarine	N.A	stem bark
23	angustilobine	CID_13891905	stem bark
24	20(S)-tubotaiwine	CID_13783720	stem bark
25	6,7-seco-angustilobine	CID_13891912	stem bark
26	5-methoxystrictamine,	CID_102004590	stem bark
27	picralinal	CID_46229103	stem bark
28	5-methoxyaspidophylline	N.A	stem bark
29	stigmasterol	CID_5280794	Root
30	α-sitosterol	CID_9548595	Root
31	chlorogenic acid	CID_1794427	Seed
32	reserpine	CID_5770	Seed
33	7-megastigmene-3, 6, 9-triol	N.A	Leaves
34	megastigmane-3β, 4α, 9-triol	N.A	Leaves
35	2, 3-secofernane	N.A	leaves

AMMPDB VER.1.1

Alstonia Scholaris (L) R.Br

Common name : Scholar Tree, Dita bark, Devil tree, chatiun

Source : KANASE et al.,2018