green tea alcohol-free liquid extract, green tea (camellia sinensis) dried leaf glycerite hawaii pharm natural herbal supplement 2 oz hawaiipharm green tea (camellia sinensis) is an evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 m or more (in the case of seed trees) with spaced branches. the leaves are oval, 6-30 cm long, with a pointed apex, shiny, leathery, dark green, with a serrated edge. it blooms in august-december, the fruits ripen in october-december. it grows wild in the mountains of india and indochina. the birthplace of tea is southwest china and the adjacent areas of upper burma and north vietnam.