Cannabaceae FAMILY

Trema tomentosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trema tomentosa is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 10 metres tall. The tree is gathered from the wild for local use as a timber, source of tannins and fibre etc.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Africa; E. Asia - Indian subcontinent, southern China, Japan, throughout tropical east Asia to Australia and the Pacific Islands.

HabitatForests, moist valleys, open slopes at elevations of 100 - 2,000 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].