Schima has been described from the Miocene (the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period) of Nanlin Formation in Longchuan Basin and they are 5-loculed capsules  and the Schima nanlinensis represents the first fossil record of the genus in Asia.
Schima has been described from the Miocene (the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period) of Nanlin Formation in Longchuan Basin and they are 5-loculed capsules  and the Schima nanlinensis represents the first fossil record of the genus in Asia.