Morus serrata Roxb.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Morus pabularia Decne.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Morus serrata Roxb.
  • Common name : Himalayan Mulberry
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kimmu, Chimmu (Hindi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests and shrubberies
  • Comments / notes : Deciduous tree
  • Key identification features : Large deciduous trees with reddish or greyish brown vertically fissured bark; leaves simple, 5-20 cm, broadly ovate-heart shaped, coarsely toothed, often 3-lobed, hairy beneath; male and female flowers borne on the same or on separate trees in catkins. Fruit purple, 1.5-2.5 cm long, borne on a stout hairy stalk.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : North Pakistan to South Tibet and W. & Central Himalaya.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 371
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 260
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2025). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Morus serrata. Downloaded on 20 June 2025.

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