Trema micranthum
Trema micranthum
- Native to:
- Argentina | Belize | Bolivia | Brazil | Central American Pacific Is. | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | French Guiana | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Leeward Is. | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Nicaragua | Panamá | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Southwest Caribbean | Suriname | Trinidad-Tobago | Venezuelan Antilles | Windward Is.
iNaturalist: © mreith (iNaturalist #47807946)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cannabaceae
- Genus:
- Trema
- Species:
- Trema micranthum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Tree , Shrub
- Height:
- 1500 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Colors:
- greenish
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Florida tussock moth (Halysidota cinctipes), Io moth (Automeris io), Martial Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon martialis)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously after fire; pioneer species in disturbed areas.
Source: DeepSeek deepseek-chat