Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Morus | Species: Morus australis Poir. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
|
|
| Synonym | Morus acidosa Griff., Morus cavaleriei Lev.,Morus bombycis Koidz. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Common mulberry | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Australian Mulberry, Common mulberry | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruiting spikes slightly enlarged, dark-purple when ripe |
| Habitat | Occour in open scrub forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal and Taiwan | Bark Details | Bark grayish brown, blaze whitish, exuding copious milky latex |
| Distribution in manipur | , Central, Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees or shrubs, to 8 m high; buds, stipules and young leaves with long hairs | Leaf Details | Leaves variable, usually ovate, 5-10 x 3.5-6 cm, sometimes 3(5) lobed, acuminate, serrate or crenate serrate, scabrous above, pubescent below, base cordate, 3-nerved |
No Specimen Found
