Maclura tricuspidata

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Maclura tricuspidata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Maclura
Species:
M. tricuspidata
Binomial name
Maclura tricuspidata
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Synonyms

Cudrania tricuspidata Carrière
Cudrania triloba Hance
Vaniera tricuspidata Hu

Maclura tricuspidata is a

mulberry (Morus spp.). It is also known by common names including cudrang, kujibbong, storehousebush, mandarin melon berry, silkworm thorn, zhe or che (Chinese: 柘; pinyin: zhè), and Chinese mulberry (but not to be confused with Morus australis
also known by that name). It grows up to 6 m high.

The Tanzhe Temple west of Beijing, China is named for this tree.

Uses

Aside from its edible fruit,

silkworms, its bark is used to make paper and a reddish-yellow dye, and its roots are used medically. Its wood is also valuable, and is used for the construction of bows.[3][4]

Fossil record

Fossils similar to Maclura tricuspidata have been collected from the Eocene of France, Miocene of Bulgaria, Pliocene of China and Quaternary of Japan.[5]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T135925696A136774489.en
    . Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Growing Mandarin Melon Berry / Che: Maclura tricuspidata". gardenoracle.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ "Cudrania tricuspidata Silkworm Thorn, Storehousebush PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  4. ^ "Maclura tricuspidata in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  5. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.03.004
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