Skimmia anquetilia N. P. Taylor & H. K. Airy Shaw (India: Open forests of W. Himalayas at 1830 – 3030 m, often found in Quercus-Rhododendron forests. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; Afghanistan, Pakistan and W. Nepal as per BSI Flora of India)
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Skimmia arborescens T. Anders. ex Gamble (Nepal to S. China and N. Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO)
Skimmia laureola (DC.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Walp. (India: Temperate forests of E. Himalayas at elevations 2125 – 3950 m. W. Bengal, Sikkim and Nagaland; Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and China as per BSI Flora of India)
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Skimmia multinervia C.C.Huang (India (West Bengal, Darjeeling, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh), Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar [Burma], Vietnam, China (Yunnan, Sichuan), Bhutan, Nepal as per Catalogue of Life)
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BSI Flora of India Checklist Volume 4 (1997) (Distribution):
Skimmia anquetilia N.P. Taylor & Airy Shaw (India: Open forests of W. Himalayas at 1830 – 3030 m, often found in Quercus-Rhododendron forests. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; Afghanistan, Pakistan and W. Nepal) (No distribution shown in India in POWO)
Skimmia arborescens T. Anderson ex Gamble
var. arborescens (India: In dense, broad-leaved, semievergreen, temperate forests of Himalayas between 1500 – 2750 m; often growing in shade of large trees like Quercus lamellos. W. Bengal and Sikkim; Central Nepal, Bhutan)
var. nitida N.P. Taylor & Airy Shaw (India: Temperate forests of E. Himalayas up to 2750 m. W. Bengal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh; Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos and N. Vietnam)
Skimmia laureola (DC.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Walpers
var. laureola (India: Temperate forests of E. Himalayas at elevations 2125 – 3950 m. W. Bengal, Sikkim and Nagaland; Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and China)
var. multinervia (Huang) N.P. Taylor & Airy Shaw (India: Temperate forests of E. Himalayas at altitude up to 4000 m. W. Bengal, Sikkim, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh; Bhutan, Myanmar, N. Vietnam and China) (syn. of Skimmia multinervia C.C.Huang as per POWO)
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Species with description from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution):
Skimmia laureola (DC.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Walp. (A small strong-scented shrub, commonly growing gregariously in shady forest undergrowth. Common in the Hazara region, Murree Hills and Kashmir)
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Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (Distribution):
Skimmia arborescens T. Anderson ex Gamble (1600-2500 m; Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), Assam, Thailand, W. & S. China)
Skimmia laureola (DC.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Walp. (2400-3000 m; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan))
Skimmia melanocarpa Rehder & E. H. Wilson (2700-3300 m; Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), N. Assam, N. Burma, W. China)
Skimmia multinervia Huang (Not given)
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Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China (Distribution):
Skimmia arborescens T. Anderson ex Gamble (Shady moist montane areas; 1000-2800 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, E Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, N Thailand, N Vietnam])
Skimmia laureola (Candolle) Siebold & Zuccarini ex Walpers (Evergreen forests; below 2800 m. S Xizang (Yadong) [Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal)
Skimmia melanocarpa Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent (Dense or open forests; 2000-3000 m. S Gansu, W Hubei, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, SE Xizang, Yunnan)
Skimmia multinervia C. C. Huang (Montane forests; ca. 2000 m or above. SW Sichuan, NW Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal, N Vietnam])
