Biology:Morus australis
| 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 Poir.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Morus bombycis Koidz. | |
Morus australis, also called Korean mulberry[2] and Chinese mulberry,[3] is a flowering plant species in the genus Morus[dubious ] 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.[4]
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),[5] its fruits and leaves are edible, and it is used as feed in raising silkworms.[6] It is widely used for fibre production, for paper and cloth.[6] Both the Broussonetia and the Morus genera are within Moraceae family.[6]
References
- ↑ Zhengyi Wu, Zhe-Kun Zhou & Michael G. Gilbert (2013). "Morus australis". Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006380.
- ↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 544. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ Iziko: Museums of South Africa. "Morus australis (Chinese mulberry)". Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/moraceae/morus_australis.htm.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kew Science (2017). "Morus australis Poir." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/584350-1. "Morus australis Poir. This is a synonym of Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kew Science (2017). "Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:850861-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q6915150 entry
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