''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

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, 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,

. The fossil fruits are 5-loculed capsules with flat

reniform seed A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiosperm ...

s. The genus ''Schima'' is known as fossils from the Palaeogene and

Neogene The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. ...

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 Palaeobotany and Palynology 193:119–127 · June 2013

Species (accepted)

* '' Schima brevipedicellata'' Hung T. Chang * '' Schima crenata'' Korth. * '' Schima khasiana'' Dyer * '' Schima multibracteata'' Hung T. Chang * '' Schima noronhae'' Reinw. * '' Schima parviflora'' W.C. Cheng & Hung T. Chang * '' Schima remotiserrata'' Hung T. Chang * '' Schima sericans'' (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L. Ming * '' Schima sericans'' var. ''paracrenata'' (Hung T. Chang) T.L. Ming * '' Schima sinensis'' (Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson) Airy Shaw * ''

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 ...

'' Gardner & Champ. * ''

Schima villosa ''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 In ...

'' Hu * '' Schima wallichii'' Choisy

Species (unresolved)

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Schima argentea ''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 Indochin ...

'' E.Pritz. ex Diels * '' Schima bambusifolia'' Hu * '' Schima bancana'' Miq. * ''

Schima beccarii ''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 Indochi ...

'' Warb. * '' Schima boninensis'' Melch. * '' Schima boninensis'' Nakai * ''

Schima brevifolia ''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 Indochin ...

'' Baill. ex Stapf * ''

Schima dulungensis ''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 Indochi ...

'' H.T.Chang & C.S.Ye * ''

Schima excelsa ''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 Indochi ...

'' Blume * '' Schima hypochra'' Pierre * ''

Schima hypoglauca ''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 Indochin ...

'' Miq. * ''

Schima lobbii ''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 Indochin ...

'' (Hook.f.) Pierre * '' Schima lowii'' Pierre * '' Schima mairei'' Hochr. * ''

Schima mertensiana ''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 Indochin ...

'' Koidz. * '' Schima mollis'' Dyer * ''

Schima monticola ''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 Indochin ...

'' Kurz * '' Schima oblata'' Kurz * ''

Schima polyneura ''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 Indochi ...

'' H.T.Chang * ''

Schima pulgarensis ''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 Indochin ...

'' Elmer * '' Schima rigida'' Miq. * ''

Schima sericea ''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 In ...

'' Airy Shaw * ''

Schima sulcinervia ''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 In ...

'' Miq. * '' Schima wallichii'' (DC.) Korth.

References

The Plant List entry
Theaceae Ericales genera Flora of Nepal {{Theaceae-stub