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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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]
Morus australis is not a synonym of te paper mulberry or Broussonetia papyrifera as is mistakingly advertised by "Plants of the World Online" Broussonetia papyrifera also belongs to the Moraceae family but is an entirely different species all together.
Morus australis is closely related to Morus Kagayamae differing mainly in having less or no palmate leaves. Wether or not Morus australis is to be considered a separate species instead of a subspecies of Morus alba is still being debated. In fact, the entire classification of Morus is continuously being adusted as ever more indications are revealed that only a handful mulberries can be classified as separate species and that the majority should be considered subspecies of Morus alba. The classification of Morus species is one of the most difficult known to botanists. Because of the domestication of Mulberry which has been going on for millenia, and the fact that all Morus species will readily cross, it has become very difficult to classify a tree and designate it to one certain species or even subspecies, if ever that is even possible.
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.
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