Morus macroura

Morus macroura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Moreae
Genus: Morus
Species: M. macroura
Binomial name
Morus macroura
Miq., 1851
Synonyms

Morus laevigata Wall.
Morus alba var. laevigata Bur.
Morus alaisia Deless. ex Moretti

Morus macroura,[1] also known as the king white mulberry,[2] shahtoot mulberry, Tibetan mulberry, or long mulbery is a flowering plant species in the genus Morus found in Tibet, the Himalayas, and rain forests of Indochina.[3][4][5] It is a medium sized tree, with a spreading canopy which grows with a weeping habit.[6] Ripe fruit is white, pink or red, and is described as honey-sweet.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Miq., 1851 In: Pl. Jungh. 42
  2. ↑ MUHAMMAD AKRAM AND FAHEEM AFTAB (2012). "EFFICIENT MICROPROPAGATION AND ROOTING OF KING WHITE MULBERRY (MORUS MACROURA Miq.) VAR. LAEVIGATA FROM NODAL EXPLANTS OF MATURE TREE " (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ The Plant List (2010). "Morus macroura". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ↑ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  6. ↑ MUHAMMAD AKRAM AND FAHEEM AFTAB (2012). "EFFICIENT MICROPROPAGATION AND ROOTING OF KING WHITE MULBERRY (MORUS MACROURA Miq.) VAR. LAEVIGATA FROM NODAL EXPLANTS OF MATURE TREE " (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery (2016). "Mulberry Shahtoot or King White". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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