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Morus mesozygia
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Moribane Forest, Mozambique
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Moribane Forest, Mozambique
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Moribane Forest, Mozambique
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Moribane Forest, Mozambique
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| Synonyms: |
Morus lactea (Sim) Mildbr. |
| Common names: | African mulberry (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium-sized to large, spreading deciduous tree with white latex. Leaves ovate or elliptic, thinly textured, 5-15 cm long, glossy dark green above dull and paler below, hairless, distinctly 3-veined from the base, prominent on both surfaces; apex tapering into a long narrow driptip; margin serrate or dentate, mainly in the apical half. Inflorescences axillary, unisexual on different trees; male flowers in spikes; female flowers in rounded heads. Fruit a subglobose cluster of small berry-like syncarps, c. 1.5 cm in diameter, pale green when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mesozygia: from meso-, middle and -zygon, joined (Gr); possibly referring to the fact that the segments or syncarps of the fruit are only partially joined, compared to the more compact and completely joined syncarps in the cultivated mulberry. |
| Habitat: | Occurring in evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to Ethiopia and South to Angola, Zambia and KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 19 September 2009 |
| Literature: |
Other sources of information about Morus mesozygia:
African Plant Database: Morus mesozygiaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Morus mesozygia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Morus mesozygia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Morus mesozygia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Morus mesozygia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Morus mesozygia
JSTOR Plant Science: Morus mesozygia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Morus mesozygia
Tropicos: Morus mesozygia
West African Plants database: Morus mesozygia
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