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Moraceae - Fig family
Literature
Berg, C.C. (1991) Moraceae FZ 9(6)
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003) Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, S Africa
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs or herbs (Dorstenia only), dioecious or monoecious; sap milky, very occasionally watery (e.g. in Ficus capreifolia). Stipules present. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite or subwhorled. Inflorescence unisexual or bisexual. Male flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; stamens 1-4. Female flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; pistil 1; stigmas 1 or 2. We have followed the taxonomy of Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Worldwide: 38 genera and 1100 species, mostly in warm or tropical areas but with a few in temperate zones. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this family:
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Links to genera: (7)
| Genus | Content |
| Dorstenia L. | Description |
| Ficus L. | Description |
| Maclura Nutt. | Description, Image |
| Milicia Sim | Description |
| Morus L. | Description, Image |
| Streblus Lour. | |
| Trilepisium Thouars |
Other sources of information about Moraceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for MoraceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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