Biology:Trema cannabina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: | Trema |
| Species: | T. cannabina
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| Trema cannabina Lour.
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Trema cannabina is a tree found in Southeast Asia and Oceania. They are perennial.[2] It is found in sandy, well drained soil.[3] 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.[4]
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.[3][4]
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.[4]
Plants of the World Online lists the following varieties:
- T. cannabina var. cannabina
- 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.[3] It may have medicinal purposes.[4]
References
- ↑ "Trema cannabina". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2984507.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=TRCA33.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Trema cannabina". Useful Tropical Plants. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trema+cannabina.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Trema cannabina". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Trema_cannabina.htm.
External links
- View a map of recorded sightings of Trema cannabina at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- See images of Trema cannabina on Flickriver
Wikidata ☰ Q10890135 entry
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