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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32 synonyms
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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] and 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]
Description
Trema cannabina grows around 6 metres (20 ft) tall. It can attain a diameter at breast height 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 an altitude around 950 metres (3,120 ft).[7]
Infraspecies
As of January 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts two varieties:
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Trema cannabina var. cannabina". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77226522-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Trema cannabina var. dielsianum (Hand.-Mazz.) C.J.Chen". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:891967-1.
- ↑ "Trema cannabina Lour.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:856736-1.
- ↑ "Trema cannabina Lour.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/582Y5.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=TRCA33.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Trema cannabina". Useful Tropical Plants. http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Trema+cannabina.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Trema cannabina". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Trema_cannabina.htm.
External links
Data related to Trema cannabina at Wikispecies- 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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