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 China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands. There are about 17 species, among which Schima superba is the most common.
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, China. The fossil fruits are 5-loculed capsules with flat reniform seeds. The genus Schima is known as fossils from the Palaeogene and Neogene 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 , the following species are accepted: Image Scientific name DistributionSchima argentea China (Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Vietnam Schima arunachaleana India (Arunachal Pradesh)Schima brevifolia Borneo Schima brevipedicellata China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Vietnam Schima crenata Cambodia, China (Hainan), Laos, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam Schima khasiana China (Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Vietnam Schima lobbii Borneo Schima mertensiana Ogasawara-shoto Schima multibracteata China (Guangxi) Schima noronhae China (Yunnan), Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Schima parviflora China (Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan) Schima remotiserrata China (Fujian, Guangdong, E Guangxi, S Hunan, Jiangxi) Schima sericans China (Xizang, Yunnan) Schima sinensis China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan)Schima superba China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang), Japan (Ryukyu Islands) Schima villosa China (Yunnan)Schima wallichii China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam References
External links
The Plant List entry