Pain-in-the-back (Trema lamarckianum)

Pain-in-the-back, a reference photo — Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Trema lamarckianum, Lamarck's trema, West Indian nettle tree, or pain-in-the-back is a plant species in the genus Trema of the family Cannabaceae. It is a small evergreen shrub that is native of Florida and the West Indies. It has several common names such as pain-in-back, cabrilla and Lamarck trema. It is 6 m tall growing all year.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pain-in-the-back being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Trema micranthum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Trema
Species: Trema lamarckianum

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