Morus australis

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Morus australis
Plant specimen in the Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Morus australis
Poir.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Synonomy
  • M. acidosa
    Griff.
  • M. alba var. indica (
    L.) Bureau
  • M. alba var. nigriformis Bureau
  • M. alba var. stylosa Bureau
  • M. australis var. hastifolia (F.T.Wang & T.Tang ex Z.Y.Cao) Z.Y.Cao
  • M. australis var. incisa
    C.Y.Wu
  • M. australis var. inusitata (
    C.Y.Wu
  • M. australis var. linearipartita Z.Y.Cao
  • M. australis var. oblongifolia Z.Y.Cao
  • M. bombycis
    Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. angustifolia
    Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. bifida
    Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. longistyla
    Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. tiliifolia
    Koidz.
  • M. cavaleriei
    H.Lév.
  • M. formosensis Hotta
  • M. hastifolia F.T.Wang & T.Tang ex Z.Y.Cao
  • M. inusitata
    H.Lév.
  • M. longistyla Diels
  • M. nigriformis (
    Koidz.
  • M. stylosa var. ovalifolia
    Ser.

Morus australis, also called Korean mulberry[3] and Chinese mulberry,[4] is a flowering plant species found in East and Southeast Asia.

The larvae of the freak (Calinaga buddha) feed on M. australis.

The substance "Australone A", a prenylflavonoid, can be found in M. australis.[5]

Not a true mulberry (i.e. "

silkworms.[7] It is widely used for fibre production, for paper and cloth.[7] Both the Broussonetia and the Morus genera are within Moraceae family.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Morus australis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Morus australis". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Morus australis". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 30 March 2024. Common Name: Korean Mulberry, Aino Mulberry
  4. ^ Iziko: Museums of South Africa. "Morus australis (Chinese mulberry)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. PMID 9358644
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  6. ^ "Morus australis Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2024. This name is a synonym of Broussonetia papyrifera
  7. ^ a b c "Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2024.


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