Chinese Gugertree

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 100 to 800 m (300 to 2,600 ft) in elevation. It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chinese Gugertree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Schima wallichii
• Lithocarpus harlandii
• Machilus thunbergii
• Machilus pauhoi
• Elaeocarpus decipiens
• Magnolia maudiae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Theaceae

Genus

Schima

Species

Schima superba

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