 Camellias are famous throughout East Asia; they are known as "cháhuā" (茶花, 'tea flower') in Chinese, "tsubaki" (椿) in Japanese, "dongbaek-kkot" (동백꽃) in Korean, and as "hoa trà" or "hoa chè" in Vietnamese.Of economic importance in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, leaves of "C. sinensis" are processed to create the popular beverage tea.The ornamental "C. japonica", "C. sasanqua" and their hybrids are the source of hundreds of garden cultivars.