Schima wallichii

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

  • growth habit
    growth habit
  • fruit
    fruit
  • bark
    bark
  • heartwood
    heartwood
  1. ^ a b 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.