Organic Assam Tea September 21, 2020 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Most of the tea gardens of Assam are at elevations lower than 1,000 feet above sea level, where daytime temperatures are hot and humidity is high. Hot, humid jungles are not typical terrain for tea gardens. But that’s exactly where Camellia sinensis assamica (the botanical name for the only tea plant species native to India) thrives.