Trema orientalis
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| Internal ID | UUID643ffef11a82d812217870 |
| Scientific name | Trema orientalis |
| Authority | (L.) Blume |
| First published in | Mus. Bot. 2: 62 (1856) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!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) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| 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 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| 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 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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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 |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| In public collections | 0 |