Taxon:  Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.



Summary
Genus:
Schima
Family:
Theaceae
Tribe:
Gordonieae
Nomen number:
70655
Place of publication:
Verh. nat. gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 143.  1842
Comment:
circumscription of this species uncertain
Verified:
04/20/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. subsp. crenata (Korth.) Bloemb. (0 active accession[s])
Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. subsp. wallichii (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Gordonia wallichii DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Schima noronhae Reinw. ex Blume
Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. subsp. noronhae (Reinw. ex Blume) Bloemb.

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Seeds

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Bloembergen, S. 1952. A critical study in the complex-polymorphous genus Schima (Theaceae). Reinwardtia 2:164.
  3. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Cui, X. et al. 2019. Green firebreaks as a management tool for wildfires: lessons from China. J. Environm. Managmt. 233:329-336. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.043.
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  8. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  9. Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  11. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  12. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  13. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  14. Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
  15. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishneedlewood  1Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
Englishschima  1Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
Englishsimartolu  1Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
Indonesianpuspa  2Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
Malaymedang gatal  2Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
Malaysamak  2Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):507.
Transcribed Chinesehong mu he  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Thaimang tan  2Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiquw.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengs.w.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssamn.e.Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSulawesi Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Cui, X. et al. 2019. Green firebreaks as a management tool for wildfires: lessons from China. J. Environm. Managmt. 233:329-336. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.043.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (w.), Guizhou Sheng (s.w.), Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam (n.e.), Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatera], Malaysia, Philippines
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  2. Cui, X. et al. 2019. Green firebreaks as a management tool for wildfires: lessons from China. J. Environm. Managmt. 233:329-336. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.043.
  3. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Keng, H. 1993. Florae malesianae precursores - LVIII, part four. The genus Schima (Theaceae) in Malesia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 46:85-86.
  6. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  7. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalfirebreak Cui, X. et al. 2019. Green firebreaks as a management tool for wildfires: lessons from China. J. Environm. Managmt. 233:329-336. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.043.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70655. Accessed 15 April 2026.