Trema cannabina

Trema cannabina
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Cannabaceae
Genus:	Trema
Species:	T. cannabina
Binomial name
	Trema cannabina; Lour.
Synonyms
	Celtis amboinensis Buch.-Ham. ; Celtis amboinensis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. ; Celtis caudata Wall. ; Celtis caudata Wall. ex Planch. ; Celtis commersonii Brongn. ; Celtis rostrata Zipp. ; Celtis rostrata Zipp. ex Span. ; Celtis scabra Casar. ; Celtis scabra Casar. ex Planch. ; Celtis virgata Roxb. ; Sponia argentea Seem. ; Sponia carinata Miq. ; Sponia glabrescens Planch. ; Sponia morifolia (Blume) Planch. ; Sponia orientalis Blume ; Sponia orientalis Blume ex Planch. ; Sponia pallida Miq. ; Sponia pubigera (Blume) Miq. ; Sponia rostrata Span. ; Sponia timorensis (Blume) Kurz ; Sponia timorensis Decne. ; Sponia vieillardi Planch. ; Sponia virgata (Roxb.) Planch. ; Trema cannabina var. cannabina ; Trema cannabinum var. glabrescens (Planch.) de Wit ; Trema carinata Blume ; Trema glabrescens (Planch.) Blume ; Trema morifolia Blume ; Trema orientalis var. amboinensis (Blume) Lauterb. ; Trema orientalis var. viridis Lauterb. ; Trema pallida Blume ; Trema pubigera Blume ; Trema timorense (Decne.) Blume ; Trema timorensis (Decne.) Blume ; Trema timorensis subsp. carinata (Blume) Lauterb. ; Trema timorensis subsp. pallida (Blume) Lauterb. ; Trema vieillardi Schltr. ; Trema virgata (Roxb.) Blume ; Trema virgata subsp. pubigera (Blume) Lauterb. ; Urtica repanda Planch. ;

Trema cannabina is a tree found in Southeast Asia and Oceania. They are perennial.^[3] It is found in sandy, well drained soil.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[4]^[5]

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.^[5]

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.^[4] It may have medicinal purposes.^[5]

References

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International. "Trema Cannabinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
^ "Trema cannabina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Trema cannabina". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.

External links

Data related to Trema cannabina at Wikispecies
Media related to Trema cannabina at Wikimedia Commons
View a map of recorded sightings of Trema cannabina at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
See images of Trema cannabina on Flickriver

[IUCN-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] "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-24.

[:0-4] "Trema cannabina". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

[RFK-5] 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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