Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Morus papyrifera L.; Papyrius papyrifera (L.) Kuntze; Papyrius polymorphus Cav.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
  • Common name : Paper mulberry, Tapacloth tree
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : A fast growing invasive species. One of the tree invaders in Bangalore..
  • Key identification features : Deciduous, medium sized trees; bark grey, smooth; Leaves obovate or oblong, acuminate, membranous, scabrid above, tomentose beneath; Flowers yellowish or reddish; Achenes fleshy, red, glossy, stipitate.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Malesia, China and Japan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
    • K.S.Rao-Flowering Plants of IISC, 2009
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 390
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Broussonetia papyrifera. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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