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Scientific name Trema orientalis
Authority (L.) Blume
First published in Mus. Bot. 2: 62 (1856)

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Common products:
Pulpwood for paper and cellulose; charcoal; fuelwood and timber.

Industrial and craft applications:
Fast-growing softwood used as fuelwood and charcoal, with density in the light-to-medium range and a fairly high volatile matter content (Timber: 149). Species listings include Trema orientalis among commercial pulpwood trees used for kraft pulp and paper (FAO: 14, 25; Timbers: 149).

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No established non-medicinal food or beverage uses have been documented.

Colorants and tanning:
No documented dye or tannin uses in standard references.

Wood and fiber:
Light to medium-density wood, suitable for light construction, poles, and pulp. Workability is straightforward; sawn timber used for light structural purposes and poles (Timber: 149; FAO: 25).

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented fragrance or cosmetic uses.

Properties relevant to use:
Forestgrown material shows variable density and growth characteristics typical of pioneer species, making it suitable for short-rotation energy and pulp applications. Charcoal yield and volatile matter content are comparable to other light hardwoods used for fuel/charcoal (Timber: 149; FAO: 14).

Standards and regulation:
Not covered by standard references for food, timber grading, or biomass certification. General pulp and paper specifications follow established industry practice (FAO: 14, 25).

Sustainability and sourcing:
Grows rapidly on disturbed sites and in agroforestry systems, supporting short-rotation fuel/charcoal and pulp supply; management recommendations focus on harvest cycles aligned with growth rates (FAO: 14; Timbers: 149).

Scientific use:
Used in research as an actinorhizal host for studies of Frankia symbiosis and plant–microbe interactions (Plant Root).

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Trema argenteum (Planch.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema strigosum (Planch.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema sieberi Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema scaberrimum (Miq.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 63 (1856)
Trema rigidum (Blume) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 61 (1856)
Trema glomeratum (Hochst.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema burmanni Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 62 (1856)
Trema bracteolatum (Hochst.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema guineense (Schumach. & Thonn.) Ficalho Pl. Ut. Afr. Portug. : 261 (1884)
Sponia bracteolata Hochst. Flora 28: 87 (1845)
Sponia nitens Hook.f. ex Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 325 (1848)
Sponia lucida Hassk. Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 17 (1842)
Sponia hochstetteri Planch. Prodr. 17: 198 (1873)
Sponia guineensis (Schumach. & Thonn.) Planch. Prodr. 17: 197 (1873)
Sponia africana Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 320 (1848)
Sponia orientalis (L.) Decne. in Nouv. Ann. Mus. Par. iii. (1834) 498.
Sponia scaberrima Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 217 (1859)
Sponia strigosa Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 320 (1848)
Celtis commersonii Brongn. Voy. Monde : 215 (1834)
Celtis glomerata Hochst. Flora 28: 87 (1845)
Celtis guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 160 (1827)
Celtis laeta Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 175. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]
Celtis madagascariensis Bojer Hortus Maurit. 296. 1837
Celtis orientalis L. Sp. Pl. : 1044 (1753)
Celtis rigida Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 486 (1826)
Colubrina leschenaultii G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 37 (1832)
Celtis guineensis var. parvifolia Schumach. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 161 1827
Trema commersonii (Decne. ex Planch.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 60 (1856)
Trema affine (Planch.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema wightii Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema grevei Baill. Hist. Phys. Madagascar : t. 292b (1895)
Trema griseum Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 263 (1883)
Trema hochstetteri (Planch.) Engl. Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 196 (1892)
Sponia andaresa Comm. ex Lam. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 4(1): 139. 1797 [9 Feb 1797]
Sponia commersonii Decne. ex Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 317 (1848)
Trema guineensis (Schum. & Thonn.) Ficalho Pl. Ut. Afr. Portug. 261 1884
Trema polygama Z.M.Wu & J.Y.Lin J. South China Agr. Univ. 15(4): 77–78 1994
Trema africanum (Planch.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Trema nitens (Hook.f. ex Planch.) Blume Mus. Bot. 2: 58 (1856)
Sponia wightii Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 322 (1848)
Sponia argentea Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 323 (1848)
Sponia glomerata Hochst. Flora 28: 87 (1845)
Sponia affinis Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 329 (1848)
Sponia rigida (Blume) Decne. ex Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 336 (1848)
Trema orientale var. argenteum (Planch.) Lauterb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 320 (1913)
Trema orientale var. rigidum (Blume) Lauterb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 322 (1913)
Trema guineense f. strigosum Büttner Mitt. Afr. Gesellsch. 5: 257 (1889)
Trema guineense var. paucinervium Hauman Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 16: 412 (1942)
Sponia orientalis var. asperata Solms ex Schweinf. Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. : 192 (1867)
Trema guineense var. asperatum (Solms ex Schweinf.) Cufod. Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 39(Suppl.): XX (1969)
Sponia orientalis var. affinis (Planch.) Baker Fl. Mauritius : 282 (1877)
Sponia orientalis var. commersonii (Decne. ex Planch.) Baker Fl. Mauritius : 282 (1877)
Trema guineense var. hochstetteri (Planch.) Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas , C: 160 (1895)
Trema orientale var. bicornis de Wit Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg , sér. 3, 18: 189 (1949)
Sponia orientalis (L.) Decne. ex Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 3, 10: 323 (1848)

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Language Common/alternative name
English oriental trema
Afrikaans hophout
Arabic تريمة شرقية
Azerbaijani Şərq treması
azb دوغو ترماسی
ban lenggung
Bengali ট্রেমা ওরিয়েন্টালিস
German indian charcoal-tree
Persian ترما ارینتالیس
Hausa ajenana
Indonesian mengkirai
Japanese ウラジロエノキ
jv anggrung
Kannada ಕರುಹಾಲೆ
Malayalam ആമത്താളി
Malayalam ആമ്മത്താളി
Malay menarung
Malay pokok menarong
pam anib-biung
Kinyarwanda umugwamporo
Sango pêsu
su kuray
tay aramay
Chinese 异色山黄麻
Chinese 一种维管植物
Chinese 山黄麻
Chinese 山黃麻
Chinese 山黄麻叶
Chinese 山黄麻根

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000457758
Florida Plant Atlas 4253
USDA Plants TROR
Tropicos 33300010
INPN 656494
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:856758-1
The Plant List kew-2518675
NCBI Taxonomy 63057
Nature Serve 2.133118
IUCN Red List 61988133
IPNI 30007760-2
iNaturalist 147425
GBIF 7141659
GBIF 2984508
Freebase /m/0bbv2j5
EPPO TREOR
EOL 484374
USDA GRIN 40045
Wikipedia Trema_orientale

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_002914845.1 TorRG33x02_asm01 Scaffold Wageningen University 2018-02-02 100 369.99 Mb

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Exploring the evolution of CHS gene family in plants Yang L, Zhang S, Chu D, Wang X Front Genet 30-Apr-2024
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doi:10.3389/fgene.2024.1368358
PMID:38746055
BnAP2-12 overexpression delays ramie flowering: evidence from AP2/ERF gene expression Zhang X, Peng W, Chen H, Xing H Front Plant Sci 25-Mar-2024
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doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1367837
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Unraveling the Contribution of MulSOS2 in Conferring Salinity Tolerance in Mulberry (Morus atropurpurea Roxb) Wang HR, Han SM, Wang DH, Zhao ZR, Ling H, Yu YN, Liu ZY, Gai YP, Ji XL Int J Mol Sci 24-Mar-2024
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doi:10.3390/ijms25073628
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Integrated Analysis of lncRNAs and mRNAs Reveals Complex Gene Network Mediated by lncRNAs and Regulatory Function of MuLRR-RLK-AS in Response to Phytoplasma Infection in Mulberry Liu Z, Liu C, Zhao T, Yang L, Shang Q, Wang G, Liu Z, Gai Y, Ji X Biomolecules 05-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967971
doi:10.3390/biom14030308
PMID:38540728
Trema orientale (L.) Blume: A review of its taxonomy, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological activities and domestication potential Appau Y, Gordon PK, Kumordzie S, Kyene MO, Jnr PA Heliyon 13-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10772118
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23640
PMID:38192795
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PMID:38076168
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doi:10.3390/ijms241512468
PMID:37569844
Metabolic Pathway Reconstruction Indicates the Presence of Important Medicinal Compounds in Coffea Such as L-DOPA Cherubino Ribeiro TH, de Oliveira RR, das Neves TT, Santiago WD, Mansur BL, Saczk AA, Vilela de Resende ML, Chalfun-Junior A Int J Mol Sci 05-Aug-2023
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PMID:37537200
G-type receptor-like kinase AsNIP43 interacts with rhizobia effector nodulation outer protein P and is required for symbiosis Liu Y, Lin Y, Wei F, Lv Y, Xie F, Chen D, Lin H, Li Y Plant Physiol 11-Jul-2023
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Echoes of ancient introgression punctuate stable genomic lineages in the evolution of figs Gardner EM, Bruun-Lund S, Niissalo M, Chantarasuwan B, Clement WL, Geri C, Harrison RD, Hipp AL, Holvoet M, Khew G, Kjellberg F, Liao S, Pederneiras LC, Peng YQ, Pereira JT, Phillipps Q, Ahmad Puad AS, Rasplus JY, Sang J, Schou SJ, Velautham E, Weiblen GD, Zerega NJ, Zhang Q, Zhang Z, Baraloto C, Rønsted N Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 03-Jul-2023
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PMID:37399402
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PMID:37409050
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
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