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Trema lamarckianum (Schult.) Blume
West Indian trema, Pain-in-the-back

Family: Ulmaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies.

NatureServe Global Status: Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

FNAI State Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.

Trema lamarckianum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Other data on Trema lamarckianum available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Trema lamarckianum has been found in the following 16 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Black Creek Forest Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands Present Native
Homestead Bayfront Park Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Native
Lucille Hammock Present Native
Mangrove Preserve Present Native
Miami Metrozoo Recorded as Present in Error
Navy Wells Pineland #23 Present Native
Northrop Pineland Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
West Biscayne Pineland Present Native


Trema lamarckianum has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native


Trema lamarckianum has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Marl Prairie
Pine Rockland
Rockland Hammock


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Trema lamarckianum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer