Schima wallichii

Schima wallichii is an evergreen Schima tree, also known as Needlewood Tree.[2] As other Schima-tree species, S. wallichii belonging to the tea family, Theaceae. It is found in northern Indian, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, southwestern China (Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. It grows 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall.[3]

Schima wallichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Schima
Species:
S. wallichii
Binomial name
Schima wallichii
Synonyms[1]
  • Gordonia chilaunia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
  • Gordonia wallichii DC.
  • Schima brevipes Craib

References

  1. "Tropicos.org". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 Nov 2013.
  2. "Schima". Flowers of India. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. Tianlu Min & Bruce Bartholomew. "Schima wallichii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 22 February 2014.


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