Schima
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Schima Reinw. ex Blume (1823) |
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Schima is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the tea family, Theaceae.[1]
The genus inhabits warm temperate to subtropical climates across southern and southeastern Asia, from the eastern Himalaya of Nepal and eastern India across Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands. There are about 30 species, 21 species distributed in China (six endemic[1]), among which Schima superba is the most common.[2]
Fossil record
[edit]Fossil fruits of Schima have been described as †Schima nanlinensis, from the Miocene of Nanlin Formation in Longchuan Basin, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The fossil fruits are 5-loculed capsules with flat reniform seeds. The genus Schima is known as fossils from the Palaeogene and Neogene of Germany and Austria. †Schima nanlinensis represents the first fossil record of the genus in Asia.[3]
Species
[edit]As of March 2025[update], the following species are accepted:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Schima argentea E.Pritz. 1900 | China (Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Vietnam |
| Schima arunachaleana H.B.Naithani & Kishwan 2023 | India (Arunachal Pradesh) | |
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Schima brevifolia (Hook.f.) Baill. ex Stapf 1893 | Borneo |
| Schima brevipedicellata Hung T.Chang 1983 | China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam | |
| Schima crenata Korth. 1841 | Cambodia, China (Hainan), Laos, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam | |
| Schima khasiana Dyer 1874 | China (Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam | |
| Schima lobbii (Hook.f.) Pierre 1887 | Borneo | |
| Schima mertensiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Koidz. 1930 | Ogasawara-shoto | |
| Schima multibracteata Hung T.Chang 1983 | China (Guangxi) | |
| Schima noronhae Reinw. ex Blume 1825 | China (Yunnan), Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam | |
| Schima parviflora Hung T.Chang & W.C.Cheng 1983 | China (Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan) | |
| Schima remotiserrata Hung T.Chang 1983 | China (Fujian, Guangdong, E Guangxi, S Hunan, Jiangxi) | |
| Schima sericans (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L.Ming 1997 | China (Xizang, Yunnan) | |
| Schima sinensis (Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson) Airy Shaw 1936 | China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan) | |
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Schima superba Gardner & Champ. 1849 | China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang), Japan (Ryukyu Islands) |
| Schima villosa Hu 1938 | China (Yunnan) | |
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Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. | China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tianlu Min & Bruce Bartholomew. "Schima". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ 张 蕊, 王舒琪 (2020-01-13). "木上荷花：生物防火卫士" (in Chinese). www.forestry.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Fruits of Schima (Theaceae) and seeds of Toddalia (Rutaceae) from the Miocene of Yunnan Province, China by Ya Li, Jian Yang, Nilamber Awasthi and Cheng-Sen Li in Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 193:119–127 · June 2013
- ^ "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. 1999-10-12. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
External links
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Data related to Schima at Wikispecies- The Plant List entry
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