Schima wallichii

Schima wallichii, commonly known as the needlewood[3] or Chinese guger tree,[4] is a species of evergreen tree in the tea family, Theaceae.[5]

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[2]
  • Gordonia chilaunia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
  • Gordonia wallichii DC.
  • Schima brevipes Craib

Schima wallichii is native to a wide area of China and tropical Asia.[1] It grows 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall.[6]

  • growth habit
  • fruit
  • bark
  • heartwood

References
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  1. 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.
  2. "Tropicos.org". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 Nov 2013.
  3. "Schima wallichii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. "Schima wallichii (Chinese guger tree)". CABI Digital Library. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. "Schima". Flowers of India. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. 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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