Schima wallichii

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

Schima wallichii is an evergreen tree belonging to the tea family, Theaceae. It is found in northern Indian, Nepal, Bhutan, southwestern China (Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. It grows 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) tall.[2]

References

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  1. "Tropicos.org". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 Nov 2013.
  2. 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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