铁罗汉鐵羅漢
Tie Luohan
Traditional Wuyi mingcong used for rock oolong; comparatively early spring picking was recorded in a study of ten Wuyi accessions.
- Botanical
- Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
- Kind
- clonal cultivar
- Origin
- Wuyishan
Also sold or written as 3#
Romanisations
- Tie Luo Han
Translations and trade names
- Iron Arhat
- Iron Monk
Notes#
Hong and colleagues compared preserved Wuyi accessions rather than ranking the ages of their founding bushes. Their 2012 study placed Tie Luohan in an earlier spring-picking group than Shui Jin Gui, Bai Jiguan and Ban Tian Yao.
The Huiyuan association and Song-dynasty origin story remain historical research questions. Neither a famous name nor an early picking period establishes the age of a particular plant.