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Schima sinensis #3
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Theaceae - Southern China; Sichuan Province, China origin of plant above
Syn. Gordonia sinensis
Schima, 华木荷 hua mu he
Shown: Detail of flower buds and flowers
"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 Bonin Islands." (Wikipedia)
For detailed description:
www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...
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Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
Schima sinensis #3
Best viewed @ large size
Theaceae - Southern China; Sichuan Province, China origin of plant above
Syn. Gordonia sinensis
Schima, 华木荷 hua mu he
Shown: Detail of flower buds and flowers
"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 Bonin Islands." (Wikipedia)
For detailed description:
www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...
Additional views:
farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3862491606_781e59882d_b.jpg
farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3862494566_8969d7c442_b.jpg
Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California