Trema cannabina

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Trema cannabina
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Trema
Species:
T. cannabina
Binomial name
Trema cannabina
Synonyms [2]
  • Celtis amboinensisBuch.-Ham.
  • Celtis amboinensisBuch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Celtis caudataWall.
  • Celtis caudataWall. ex Planch.
  • Celtis commersoniiBrongn.
  • Celtis rostrataZipp.
  • Celtis rostrataZipp. ex Span.
  • Celtis scabraCasar.
  • Celtis scabraCasar. ex Planch.
  • Celtis virgataRoxb.
  • Sponia argenteaSeem.
  • Sponia carinataMiq.
  • Sponia glabrescensPlanch.
  • Sponia morifolia(Blume) Planch.
  • Sponia orientalisBlume
  • Sponia orientalisBlume ex Planch.
  • Sponia pallidaMiq.
  • Sponia pubigera(Blume) Miq.
  • Sponia rostrataSpan.
  • Sponia timorensis(Blume) Kurz
  • Sponia timorensisDecne.
  • Sponia vieillardiPlanch.
  • Sponia virgata(Roxb.) Planch.
  • Trema cannabina var. cannabina
  • Trema cannabinum var. glabrescens(Planch.) de Wit
  • Trema carinataBlume
  • Trema glabrescens(Planch.) Blume
  • Trema morifoliaBlume
  • Trema orientalis var. amboinensis(Blume) Lauterb.
  • Trema orientalis var. viridisLauterb.
  • Trema pallidaBlume
  • Trema pubigeraBlume
  • Trema timorense(Decne.) Blume
  • Trema timorensis(Decne.) Blume
  • Trema timorensis subsp. carinata(Blume) Lauterb.
  • Trema timorensis subsp. pallida(Blume) Lauterb.
  • Trema vieillardiSchltr.
  • Trema virgata(Roxb.) Blume
  • Trema virgatasubsp. pubigera (Blume) Lauterb.
  • Urtica repandaPlanch.

Trema cannabina is a species of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae . [3] [4] This tree is found in Southeast Asia and Oceania. They are perennial. [5] It is found in sandy, well drained soil. [6] It also goes by the names of lesser Trema and poison peach, and mãgele in the Samoan language. The plant may release an obnoxious odour. [7]

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Description

Trema cannabina grows around 6 metres (20 ft) tall. It can attain a DBH of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). The flowers are small and white. Fruits are 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.118 in) tall and wide. Leaves can range anywhere from 4.3 to 16 centimetres (1.7 to 6.3 in) long and 1.1 to 5.8 centimetres (0.43 to 2.28 in) wide. [6] [7]

Habitat

Trema cannabina is native to Southeast Asia and Oceania. It can grown in lowland and upland forests from sea level to around 950 metres. [7]

Plants of the World Online lists the following varieties:

  1. T. cannabina var. cannabina
  2. T. cannabina var. dielsianum (Hand.-Mazz.) C.J.Chen - China

Uses

Trema cannabina can be used in papers and ropes using the fibres. Using the oil it makes, the fern can also be used to make soaps and lubricants. [6] It may have medicinal purposes. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International. "Trema Cannabinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
  2. ↑ "Trema cannabina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Trema cannabina Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Trema cannabina Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. 1 2 3 "Trema cannabina". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  7. 1 2 3 4 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Trema cannabina". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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