Schima wallichii

Schima wallichii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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 (DC.) Korth.
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]

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  growth habit
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  fruit
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  bark
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  heartwood

References

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.