About Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H.Hara
Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H.Hara is a monoecious evergreen small tree or shrub that typically grows 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft) tall. It produces green-white flowers between October and April, which are followed by black fruit. Its young branches are pubescent. The leaves are light green, scabrous, ovate to lanceolate in shape, and measure 2 to 8 centimetres (0.79 to 3.15 in) long and 10 to 30 millimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) wide. Leaves are arranged alternately, have serrated margins, and feature three veins at their base. The unisexual flowers grow on axillary cymes. The fruit is fleshy, ovoid, and has a diameter of 2 to 6 mm (0.079 to 0.236 in). Both the fruits and leaves of this species are toxic to livestock. This shrub is native to a range extending from India westward, through most of Southeast Asia, to China. It also grows across the islands of the southwest Pacific, including Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea, and New Caledonia. In Australia, it occurs in vine thickets and tussock grasslands of the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where it grows in skeletal sandy soils over laterite or sandstone. It is also found in Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales, and can grow on the margins of forested areas.
