Morus australis

Morus australis, also called Korean mulberry[2] and Chinese mulberry,[3] is a flowering plant species in the genus Morus found in East and Southeast Asia.

Morus australis
Plant specimen in the Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Morus australis
Synonyms[1]

Morus bombycis Koidz.

The larvae of the freak (Calinaga buddha) feed on M. australis.

The substance "Australone A", a prenylflavonoid, can be found in M. australis.[4]

Not a true mulberry (i.e. "Plants of the World Online" gives M. australis as a synonym of the accepted taxonomic designation, Broussonetia papyrifera, the paper mulberry),[5] its fruits and leaves are edible, and it is used as feed in raising silkworms.[6] It is widely used for fibre production, for paper and cloth.[6] Both the Broussonetia and the Morus genera are within Moraceae family.[6]

References
  1. Zhengyi Wu, Zhe-Kun Zhou & Michael G. Gilbert (2013). "Morus australis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 544. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
  3. Iziko: Museums of South Africa. "Morus australis (Chinese mulberry)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. Ko, HH; Yu, SM; Ko, FN; Teng, CM; Lin, CN (1997). "Bioactive constituents of Morus australis and Broussonetia papyrifera". Journal of Natural Products. 60 (10): 1008–11. doi:10.1021/np970186o. PMID 9358644.
  5. Kew Science (2017). "Morus australis Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 January 2022. Morus australis Poir. This is a synonym of Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
  6. Kew Science (2017). "Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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