Trema aspera
(Brogn.) Blume
Native Peach
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Grub, Caution
Caution: The plant is poisonous.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Australia*, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Australia, Papua New Guinea
How to Identify
A tree. The trunk can be 30 cm across. The leaves are 4-13 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 1 cm long with 30-50 flowers.
Notes
Also put in the family Ulmaceae.
Names & Synonyms
See Trema tomentosa var. viridus
References (5)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 201
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 301
- Jones D, L, 1986, Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia, Reed Books, p 248
- Mus. bot. 2:58. 1856 "aspera" - the genus is of neuter gender according to NCU-3 [As asperum]
- Williams, J.B., Harden, G.J., and McDonald, W.J.F., 1984, Trees and shrubs in rainforests of New South Wales and Southern Queensland. Univ. of New England, Armidale. p 67
