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Taxon:  Trema micrantha (L.) Blume



Summary
Genus:
Trema
Family:
Cannabaceae
Nomen number:
36831
Place of publication:
Mus. bot. 2:58. 1856
Comment:
although treated here as feminine, in accordance with botanical tradition (Shenzhen ICN 62.1), the genus is of neuter gender according to NCU
Verified:
11/15/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rhamnus micrantha L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98 Note: lists as "micranthum"
  2. Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana.
  3. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  4. Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. 1978. Flora of the Rio Palenque science center.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  8. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Note: lists as "micranthum"
  9. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  10. Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
  11. Mabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 Note: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  12. Pittier, H. F. et al. 1945-1947. Catálogo de la flora venezolana.
  13. Rocha, E. de Souza Ferreira da et al. 2000. Ulmáceas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, nota preliminar. Albertoa sér. Urticineae 2:14-15.
  14. Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
  15. Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Flora del Avila.
  16. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: lists as "micranthum"
  17. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
capulin –
French
bois de l'orme –
petit orme –
Spanish
guacimilla –
Spanish (Peru)
yana caspi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridahttp://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=723
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=723)]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalshade/shelterfide Pl BookMabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 Note: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Materialswood FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36831. Accessed 22 May 2025.