- Trema
:"This article is about the tree. "Trema" is also a
diacritic called diaeresis. Trema is also a discarded part in trema removingfractal algorithms."Taxobox
name = Trema
image_caption = Flowers & leaves at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Cannabaceae
genus = "Trema"
genus_authority = Lour.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 15 species including: "Trema cannabina" "Trema guineensis" "Trema orientalis"
thumb|left|Branches at Kolkata, West Bengal, India
thumb|left|Bark at Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaTrema ("Trema") is a genus of about 15 species of
evergreen tree s closely related to the hackberries ("Celtis "), occurring in subtropical and tropical regions of southernAsia , northernAustralasia ,Africa and South andCentral America . They are generally small trees, reaching 10-20 m tall.Previously included either in the elm family
Ulmaceae or with "Celtis" in the Celtidaceae, genetic analysis by the APG has shown they are best placed in the hemp familyCannabaceae .The leaves are alternate, simple, 7-15 cm long, ovate-acuminate to lanceolate with a long pointed tip, and evenly serrated margins. The
fruit is a small drupe 3-5 mm diameter."Trema" species are sometimes used as food plants by the
larva e of hepialidmoth s of the genera "Aenetus ", including "A. splendens", which burrow horizontally into the trunk then vertically down, and "Endoclita ", including "E. malabaricus"."Trema orientalis" is widely planted for land reclamation in Southern Asia, valued for its tolerance of poor soils. It is also an
invasive species on somePacific Ocean islands.Links
List of Southern African indigenous trees External links
* [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/trema_orientalis.htm Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) page on "Trema orientalis" (with photos)]
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