Pigeon Wood
Trema orientalis
Also known as Oriental Nettle, Oriental Trema, Gunpowder Tree, Charcoal Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- January-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trema orientalis
- Genus
- Trema
- Family
- Ulmaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, SE. Asia through Malesia to Queensland, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Type
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Ulmaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Ulmaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Pigeon Wood
Pigeon Wood (Trema orientalis) is a tree belonging to the Ulmaceae family (Elm Family). It is typically found in dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Native to Indo-Malaysia, it is distributed across India, Tropical Africa, SE. Asia through Malesia to Queensland, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-October.
Ulmaceae
Elm Family
Pigeon Wood belongs to the Ulmaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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