Morus australis Poir.

 
  • 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.; Broussonetia billardii Carruth.; Broussonetia cordata K.Koch; Broussonetia cordata Blume; Broussonetia cucullata Steud.; Broussonetia dissecta Bureau
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
  • Common name : Paper mulberry, Tapacloth tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kambalichedi (Tamil)
    • Tutkuli, Tutkulia, Chuchkoli, Tudgachha (Oria)
    • Sahtut (Hindi)
    • Putika (Telugu)
    • Kiskuri, Nuni (Assamese)
    • Latek (Hill-Miri)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : On hills to 1200m in plantations.
  • Key identification features : Deciduous trees, up to 8 m high; Leaves ovate, caudate, acuminate, serrate; Flowers yellowish green, solitary or in axillary spikes; Fruits spherical, stalk brownish chocolate; Seeds subglobose.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- May
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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: 406
    • 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=Morus australis. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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