Synonym: Trema grisea
English: charcoal-tree; Indian charcoal-tree; Pigeon wood; Oriental trema;
Gunpowder tree.
Hawaii: Nalita.
Clades:
Cannabaceae.
Region: Old World, South Africa, Middle East, India, southern China, Southeast Asia, Australia.
Habitat: tropical and warm temperate; previously disturbed areas, on forest margins; poor soil.
Use: wood for paper with good tensile strength, pulp production; bark for making strings, rope, waterproofing fishing-lines; wood for charcoal, good fire starter; leaves, pods and seeds for fodder; leaves as spinach; regenerate forest areas by providing shade and protection to saplings of forest hardwoods; improving soil fertility.
BotanyTree, fast-growing pioneer; nitrogen fixing.
Stem: wood is soft, and burns easily and quickly when dry.