紫娟
Zijuan
Purple-shoot cultivar selected from Yunnan large-leaf material. Its purple buds, young leaves and stems distinguish this named clone from generic “purple-bud” tea.
- Botanical
- Camellia sinensis var. assamica
- Kind
- clonal cultivar
- Origin
- Menghai
Also sold or written as 2#
Chinese variants
- 紫鹃Zijuan
Romanisations
- Zi Juan
Notes#
The International Camellia Register reproduces the 2024 cultivar record: GPD茶树（2022）530050 and plant variety right 20050031. Registration and the older protection record are different events. Both 紫娟 and 紫鹃 occur in the botanical reference.
The profile supports green- and black-tea processing. Mature leaves may be green: purple young growth does not mean every leaf stays purple. Published leaf-size and sprouting classifications vary between older and newer accounts, so this entry avoids presenting either classification as universal. No health benefit is inferred from pigmentation.