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Family Cannabaceae (Ulmaceae)

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Trema orientalis

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu

 

Nu'uanu Pali, Oahu

GUNPOWDER or CHARCOAL TREE

Fast-growing tree naturalized in disturbed mesic lowlands.  Spreading crown with stiff, sandpapery leaves which may be dark or light green.  Native from East Africa to Polynesia.