Cannabaceae

Asbestos tree

Aphananthe philippinensis Planch.

Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Aphananthe

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Asbestos tree (Aphananthe philippinensis) — Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Asbestos tree, Axe handle wood, Grey handlewood, Native elm, Rough-leaved hickory

Synonyms

Aphananthe rectinervia (F.Muell.) Planch.
Sponia ilicifolia Kurz
Streblus rectinervis F.Muell.
Taxotrophis rectinervis F.Muell.

Photos

Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Olivia Williamson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kath Little, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kath Little, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Elizabeth Meier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.