Schima
Genus of trees
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schima is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the tea family, Theaceae.[1]
| Schima | |
|---|---|
| |
| Flowers and leaves of Schima wallichii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Schima Reinw. ex Blume |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
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 17 species, among which Schima superba is the most common.[2]
Fossil record
Fossil fruits of Schima have been described as †Schima nanlinensis, from the Miocene of Nanlin Formation in Longchuan Basin, Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, 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
As of March 2025[update], the following species are accepted:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Schima argentea E.Pritz. 1900 | China (Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Vietnam |
| Schima arunachaleana H.B.Naithani & Kishwan | India (Arunachal Pradesh) | |
.jpg) | Schima brevifolia (Hook.f.) Baill. ex Stapf | Borneo |
| Schima brevipedicellata Hung T.Chang | China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam | |
| Schima crenata Korth. | Cambodia, China (Hainan), Laos, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam | |
| Schima khasiana Dyer | China (Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam | |
| Schima lobbii (Hook.f.) Pierre | Borneo | |
| Schima mertensiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Koidz. | Ogasawara-shoto | |
| Schima multibracteata Hung T.Chang | China (Guangxi) | |
| Schima noronhae Reinw. ex Blume | China (Yunnan), Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam | |
| Schima parviflora Hung T.Chang & W.C.Cheng | China (Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan) | |
| Schima remotiserrata Hung T.Chang | China (Fujian, Guangdong, E Guangxi, S Hunan, Jiangxi) | |
| Schima sericans (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L.Ming | China (Xizang, Yunnan) | |
| Schima sinensis (Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson) Airy Shaw | China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan) | |
_Schima_superba_-香港公園_Hong_Kong_Park-_(9227096799).jpg) | Schima superba Gardner & Champ. | China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang), Japan (Ryukyu Islands) |
| Schima villosa Hu | China (Yunnan) | |
 | Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. | China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam |
_Nagam._in_Fl._Japan_2a-_398_(2006)_20240216_180127.jpg){kind=small}