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Schima superba · Theaceae · also called Schima superba · Wikipedia

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Form
tree
Region
China
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (11)
Corroboration (11 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    11 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Liu2013: Liu, M., Yi, L., Yu, S., Zhou, G., Jiang, H., & Li, X. (2013). Combustibility of fresh leaves of 26 forest species in China. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 25, 528-536.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Liu2013-1; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 42.17”

        FLAMITS record 7055; Ignitability measurement.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum energy flux (kW/m²): 43.26”

          FLAMITS record 7081.

        • “mass loss rate (g/s): 0.03”

          FLAMITS record 7107.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1480.84”

          FLAMITS record 7133.

        • “total heat release (MJ/m²): 3.23”

          FLAMITS record 7159.

        • “smoke release rate (m²/s): 0.35”

          FLAMITS record 7211.

        • “smoke specific extinction area (m²/kg): 73.72”

          FLAMITS record 7237.

        • “energy flux (kW/m²): 22.63”

          FLAMITS record 7263.

      • “total smoke release (m²/m²): 75.88”

        FLAMITS record 7185; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Tian2003: Tian, X., Shu, L., & Zhang, X. (2003). Study on the influence of microstructure of tree’s twig and leaf on combustibility. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 39, 84–88.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Tian2003-1; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 72”

        FLAMITS record 18699; Ignitability measurement.

      • “energy flux (kW/m²): 61”

        FLAMITS record 18709; Combustibility measurement.

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Schima superba (Schima superba). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/schima-superba/. Last verified 2026-08-25.