Morus Morus, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 66

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.302862

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scientific name

Morus Morus
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2. M. alba L. View in CoL , loc. cit. (1753).

Tree, with slender smooth branches. Leaves 6-18 cm, ovate, rounded or obliquely cordate at base, dentate or lobed, usually smooth above, glabrous, or pubescent on the veins only beneath. Syncarp 1 -2- 5 cm, white, pinkish or purplish, edible long before it is ripe. Cultivated throughout S. Europe as foodfor silkworms and as a roadside tree and frequently naturalized in S.E. Europe and occasionally elsewhere. [Al Au Bu Cr Gr Rm Rs (W, K, E) Tu.] (China.)

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Moraceae

Genus

Morus

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