Trema micrantha

(Linnaeus) Blume

Mus. Bot. 2: 58. 1856.

Common names: Florida trema guacimilla
Illustrated
Basionym: Rhamnus micranthus Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 937. 1759
Synonyms: Celtis micranthus (Linnaeus) Swartz Sponia micrantha (Linnaeus) Decaisne Trema floridana Britton Trema melinona Blume Trema micrantha var. floridana (Britton) Standley & Steyermark
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Shrubs to small trees, 2-5.5 (-10) m. Bark dark-brown, smooth when young, developing small, warty projections in maturity. Branchlets copiously pubescent. Leaf-blade ovate to narrowly ovate, 5-6.5 (-9) × 2.5-4 (-4.5) cm, base oblique to cordate, margins evenly serrate, apex acute to long-acuminate; abaxial surface softly, velvety white-pubescent; venation conspicuous but scarcely raised. Flowers: calyx greenish white. Fruits bright red-orange to yellow, 1.5-3.5 mm diam. 2n = 20 (from Costa Rica).


Phenology: Flowering most of year (Mar–Nov).
Habitat: Hammocks and prairies, often weedy along roadsides, in burned areas, and on calcareous ground
Elevation: 0-100 m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America

Discussion

Trema micrantha, as interpreted here, is widespread in tropical regions of the New World. Small-leaved populations may be confused with T. lamarckiana.

The soft wood of Trema micrantha is suitable for the construction of tea chests and match sticks.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number.

... more about "Trema micrantha"
raised +  and conspicuous +
white-pubescent +  and velvety +
longitudinal +
acute +  and long-acuminate +
Leila M. Schultz +
(Linnaeus) Blume +
dark-brown +
smooth +  and deeply fissured +
oblique;cordate +
Rhamnus micranthus +
greenish white +
5-parted +
thick-walled +
Florida trema +  and guacimilla +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +  and South America +
0-100 m +
curved +  and straight +
absent;scanty +
sigmoid +  and curved +
distinct +  and free +
pistillate +, staminate +, sessile +  and pedicellate +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
bright red-orange;yellow +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Hammocks and prairies, often weedy along roadsides, in burned areas, and on calcareous ground +
6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
ovate;narrowly ovate +
distichous +  and alternate +
crenate +  and serrate +
globose +
amphitropous +, anatropous +  and pendulous +
Flowering most of year (Mar–Nov). +
2(-3)-carpellate +
valvate +  and imbricate +
persistent +
W1 +  and Illustrated +
hypogynous +
persistent +
distinct +
Celtis micranthus +, Sponia micrantha +, Trema floridana +, Trema melinona +  and Trema micrantha var. floridana +
Trema micrantha +
species +
tomentose;hoary +
550 cm5,500 mm <br />5.5 m <br /> (1,000 cm10,000 mm <br />10 m <br />) +