Record Number
5906
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Morus alba L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Morus in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Morus in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Morus macrophylla Moretti, Morus morettiana Jacq. ex Burr., Morus nervosa Deless. ex Spach.
Vernacular Names
White mulberry (En). Mûrier blanc (Fr). Indonesia: murbei (general), bebesaran (Sundanese), bebesaran lampung (Javanese). Philippines: amingit, amoras (Filipino). Burma (Myanmar): posa. Thailand: mon (general). Vietnam: d[aa]u, t[awf]m tang.
Distribution
Native to India, Burma (Myanmar), Indo-China, China and Japan; widely cultivated in Europe and most Asiatic regions, including Java, and occasionally naturalized.
Author(s)
M.S.M. Sosef
Correct Citation of this Article
Sosef, M.S.M., 1998. Morus alba L.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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