Schima

	Schima ''Schima'' is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the tea family, Theaceae. 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 20 species, including six species endemic to China. 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 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.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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Schima Brevipedicellata ''Schima'' is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the tea family, Theaceae. 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 20 species, including six species endemic to China. 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 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.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 Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Schima Superba ''Schima superba'' is a species of flowering plant in the tea family Theaceae, native to subtropical areas of Vietnam, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands. With '' Pinus massoniana'' it often dominates forests from in elevation. It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities. ''S. superba'' has a long history, in China, it has been described as early as in the " Classic of Mountains and Seas", and it is one of the "sacred trees" in this classic text. ''S. superba'' is a precious and multi-purpose tree species. Description ''S. superba'' is a large evergreen tree with straight and strong trunk. Its tree height can reach 30 meters, Diameter at breast height 1.2 meters. The leaves are leathery, oval, 7-12 cm long, often densely grown on the tip of the branches. The flowers are white, hermaphrodite, 3 cm in diameter, often racemosely crowded on the tip of the branchlets or in the axils of the top leaves of the branches. The flowers are fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Schima Wallichii ''Schima wallichii'' is an evergreen tree belonging to the tea family Theaceae Theaceae (), the tea family, is a family of flowering plants comprising shrubs and trees, including the economically important tea plant, and the ornamental camellias. It can be described as having from seven to 40 genera, depending on the source .... It is also known as the needlewood tree. ''Schima wallichii'' is native to a wide area of China and tropical Asia. It grows tall. File:Chilaune.jpg, growth habit File:Makrisal (Schima wallichii) fruit at Samsing, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5963.jpg, fruit File:Schim walli 101104-8696 Bk lap.jpg, bark File:Schim walli 101101-8254 W lap.jpg, heartwood References Theaceae Flora of China Flora of tropical Asia {{Theaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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