Morus australis, also called Korean mulberry[3] and Chinese mulberry,[4] is a flowering plant species found in East and Southeast Asia.
| Morus australis | |
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| Plant specimen in the Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Morus |
| Species: | M. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Morus australis | |
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Synonomy
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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. "Plants of the World Online" gives M. australis as a synonym of the accepted taxonomic designation, Broussonetia papyrifera, the paper mulberry),[6] its fruits and leaves are edible, and it is used as feed in raising 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 edit
- ^ "Morus australis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Morus australis". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Morus australis". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
Common Name: Korean Mulberry, Aino Mulberry
- ^ Iziko: Museums of South Africa. "Morus australis (Chinese mulberry)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Ko, HH; Yu, SM; Ko, FN; Teng, CM; Lin, CN (1997). "Bioactive constituents of Morus australis and Broussonetia papyrifera". Journal of Natural Products. 60 (10): 1008–11. doi:10.1021/np970186o. PMID 9358644.
- ^ "Morus australis Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
This name is a synonym of Broussonetia papyrifera
- ^ 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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