Trema tomentosa

Trema tomentosa, commonly known as poison peach, is a shrub or tree in the family Cannabaceae native to Western Australia.[1]

Poison peach
Trema tomentosa at Elvina Bay, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Trema
Species:
T. tomentosa
Binomial name
Trema tomentosa
(Roxb.) H.Hara

The monoecious small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft). It blooms between October and April producing green-white flowers followed by black fruit.[1] The evergreen tree has pubescent young branches. The light green, scabrous leaves have a ovate to lanceolate shape. The leaf blade is 2 to 8 centimetres (0.79 to 3.15 in) in length and 10 to 30 millimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) wide.[2]

The species is found among vine thickets and tussock grasslands in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in skeletal sandy soils over laterite or sandstone.[1] It is also found in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.[2]

References
  1. "Trema tomentosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Trema tomentosa (Roxb.) H.Hara". PlantNET. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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