Menarong
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
At a glance
Scientific nameTrema orientalis
Trade / common nameMenarong
FamilyUlmaceae
RegionMiddle Africa · Australia and New Zealand · Southern Africa · Western Africa · Southern Asia · Asia · Eastern Africa · South-Eastern Asia · Northern Africa
Distribution
The genus Trema consists of about 20 species which occur abundantly in the tropics. The only member in the genus occuring in Africa, T. orientalis , is widely distributed and abundant from tropical Africa southwards through South Africa and eastwards to southern Asia. In Africa it grow on abandoned farmlands, forest clearings, and on the fringes of forests in savannah regions.
Uses
Agricultural implements, Baskets, Bedroom suites, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Charcoal, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Fishnet floats, Floats, Floor lamps, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Matches, Musical instruments, Office furniture, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Roofing, Rustic furniture, Sporting Goods, Stools, Tables , Tannin, Turnery, Utility furniture, Vats, Vehicle parts, Wardrobes
Countries & Distribution
These country connections come directly from the same SQL country–species bridge used by Country Detail and the Global Navigator.
🇦🇴Angola
historical
🇦🇺Australia
historical
🇧🇼Botswana
historical
🇨🇲Cameroon
historical
🇨🇬Congo
historical
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
historical
🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo
historical
🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea
historical
🇬🇭Ghana
historical
🇮🇳India
historical
🇱🇷Liberia
historical
🇲🇾Malaysia
captured
🇲🇿Mozambique
historical
🇳🇬Nigeria
historical
🇵🇭Philippines
historical
🇸🇳Senegal
historical
🇿🇦South Africa
historical
🇱🇰Sri Lanka
historical
🇸🇩Sudan
historical
🇻🇳Vietnam
historical
🇿🇲Zambia
historical
🇿🇼Zimbabwe
historical
Wood images
Linked historical images associated with this species record.
Menarong
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Projects & Inspiration
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Project images are illustrative inspiration, not species-identification photographs. Suitability should be checked against the species data and project requirements.
Feine HolzarbeitenDekorative DetailsKleine handgefertigte Objekte
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Appearance
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Brown
Red
Yellow
White
Purple
Orange
Tan
Straw brown
Pale brown
Grey brown
Buff
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Red
Brown
Yellow
White
White to yellow
Same as heartwood
Color not distinct from heartwood
Luster
Lustrous
Uses & Applications
Common Uses
Agricultural implements, Baskets, Bedroom suites, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Charcoal, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Fishnet floats, Floats, Floor lamps, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Matches, Musical instruments, Office furniture, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Roofing, Rustic furniture, Sporting Goods, Stools, Tables , Tannin, Turnery, Utility furniture, Vats, Vehicle parts, Wardrobes
Product Sources
Young leaves of the tree are eaten by the Zulus in South Africa, and the root and other parts of the tree are also used as an emetic.
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