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85. Trema orientalis

Botanical Name: Trema orientalis (L.) Bl.[Ulmaceae]
Common Name: Indian Charcoal Tree, घोळ Gol, कापशी Kapshi, खरगोळ Khargol

Distribution: India: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu
Flowering Class: Dicot
Habit: Small tree
Habitat: Semi-Deciduous forests and plains
Flowering and Fruiting:

The Plant
This tree grows very fast.  

 Young sapling


Stem

Smooth bark.

Leaves
Mostly leaves are present all the time on this tree, but during March-April, leaves are renewed.  


Maroon-pinkish colour at the base the young leaves

Leaf adaxial view and abaxial view

Adaxial view

Adaxial view
Arrangement of Leaves
Serration on adaxial side

Serration on abaxial side
Leaf Stalk
Hair on Stalk
 

Leaf turned yellow


Flower
Male and Female flowers are separate but on the same tree. Flowers appear in dense clusters. Flowers do not have any petals. Male flowers has lobed calyx and 4 to 5 stamens. Female flower 2 style and sepals but sepals are smaller than that of Male flower. 





Fruit 
Fruits are tiny, green when raw and turn black when they ripe. There is just one seed in the fruit.
Fruits are eaten by birds.
 

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