Trema tomentosum

Trema tomentosum,[1] also known as T. tomentosa and commonly called poison peach,[2] is a shrub or tree in the family Cannabaceae native to the Indian subcontinent, south east Asia, through the islands of the south west Pacific,[1] and the east coast and northern half of Australia.

[3] The monoecious small tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft).

It blooms between October and April producing green-white flowers followed by black fruit.

[2] The plant was first described as Celtis tomentosa by William Roxburgh in 1832, then to the current name by the botanist Hiroshi Hara in 1971.

It is found the through the islands of the south west Pacific including Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea and New Caledonia.