*Trema orientalis (Linnaeus) Blume. Common name: Gunpowder Tree. Phenology: Jan-May. Habitat: Disturbed hammocks and disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Paleotropics. Established in s. FL: Miami-Dade County, where well established following an introduction by the USDA, and around Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee cos.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA3, K4, NS, WH3; Celtis orientalis L. = Trema orientale — POWO. Basionym: Celtis orientalis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Trema orientalis - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
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