Schima superba

Schima superba
Close-up of flower
Foliage and trunk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Schima
Species:
S. superba
Binomial name
Schima superba
Synonyms[2]
  • Schima confertiflora Merr.
  • Schima kankaoensis Hayata
  • Schima liukiuensis Nakai
  • Schima xinyiensis Hung

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.[2] With Pinus massoniana it often dominates forests from 100 to 800 m (300 to 2,600 ft) in elevation.[3][4][5] It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.[6]

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.[7] S. superba is a precious and multi-purpose tree species.

  1. ^ Liu, B.; Yu, S.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Schima superba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62084701A147639694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62084701A147639694.en. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Schima superba Gardner & Champ". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "木荷 mu he". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Liu, Juxiu; Zhou, Guoyi; Yang, Chengwei; Ou, Zhiying; Peng, Changlian (2007). "Responses of chlorophyll fluorescence and xanthophyll cycle in leaves of Schima superba Gardn. & Champ. and Pinus massoniana Lamb. to simulated acid rain at Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve, China". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 29: 33–38. doi:10.1007/s11738-006-0005-2. S2CID 25182193.
  5. ^ Ali, A.; Ma, W.J.; Yang, X.D.; Sun, B.W.; Shi, Q.R.; Xu, M.S. (2014). "Biomass and carbon stocks in Schima superba dominated subtropical forests of eastern China". Journal of Forest Science. 60: 198–207. doi:10.17221/21/2014-JFS.
  6. ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
  7. ^ 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.