Schima wallichii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Theaceae
Tribus: Gordonieae
Genus: Schima
Species: Schima wallichii
Name

Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. (1842)
Synonyms

Basionym
Gordonia wallichii DC., Prodr. 1: 528. 1824.

Homotypic
Schima wallichii (DC.) Choisy in Zoll., Syst. Verz. 144. 1854, comb. inval.
Schima wallichii (DC.) Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 14: 142. 1855, nom. illeg.

Heterotypic
Gordonia chilaunea Buch.-Ham., Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 225. 1825.
Schima brevipes Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915(10): 423. 1915.
Schima wallichii var. obtusata Choisy in Zoll., Syst. Verz. 144. 1854, nom. inval.

References

'eFloras 2008. Schima wallichii in Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Korthals, P.W. 1842: Verh. nat. gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 143.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schima wallichii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Schima wallichii is an evergreen tree belonging to the tea family Theaceae. It is also known as the needlewood tree.[3]

Schima wallichii is native to a wide area of China and tropical Asia.[1] It grows 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall.[4]

growth habit

fruit

bark

heartwood

References

Oldfield, S. (2018). "Schima wallichii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T63077A62085289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63077A62085289.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
"Tropicos.org". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 Nov 2013.
"Schima". Flowers of India. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
Tianlu Min & Bruce Bartholomew. "Schima wallichii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 22 February 2014.