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金牡丹
Jīn Mǔdān

Jin Mudan

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Fujian cultivar from a Tieguanyin × Huangdan cross, used for aromatic oolong and black tea.

Botanical
Camellia sinensis
Kind
clonal cultivar
Origin
Fujian

Also sold or written as 1#

Romanisations
  • Jin Mu Dan

Notes#

Parentage. A published breeding study lists Tieguanyin and Huangdan as the parents.

Scope. This plant cultivar is distinct from Bai Mudan, the white-tea style. The similar peony names do not establish shared processing or a close genetic relationship.

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