1902.000 Trema Lour.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs without spines. Stipules free. Leaves alternate; margin finely serrate to the base. Flowers in small dense axillary cymes or clusters, unisexual. Perianth segments (4-)5. Stamens (4-)5.

Worldwide: c.15 species in tropical and warm zones; 1 species in Africa

Tanzania: 1 taxon.

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orientale (L.) BlumeDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Trema:

Our websites:

Flora of Angola: Trema
Flora of Burundi: Trema
Flora of the DRC: Trema
Flora of Kenya: Trema
Flora of Malawi: Trema
Flora of Mozambique: Trema
Flora of Rwanda: Trema
Flora of Uganda: Trema
Flora of Zambia: Trema
Flora of Zimbabwe: Trema
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Trema

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trema
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trema
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trema
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Trema
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Trema
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trema
JSTOR Plant Science: Trema
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trema
Plants of the World Online: Trema
Tropicos: Trema
Wikipedia: Trema

Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Genus page: Trema.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=464, retrieved 16 August 2026

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