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(Hebrew: שקמה), shiḳmīn (pl.) (Hebrew: שקמין), [4] having nearly the same phonemes in Greek (συκομορέα sykomorea) [5] Others, however, identify the tree as mulberry tree, found in two species, the Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) and the White Mulberry (Morus alba), which are common in Palestine. It is in the same family as the ...
The Moraceae—often called the mulberry family or fig family—are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. [3] Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their distribution is cosmopolitan overall.
Mulberry trees grown from seed can take up to ten years to bear fruit. Mulberries are most often planted from large cuttings, which root readily. The mulberry plants allowed to grow tall have a crown height of 1.5 to 1.8 m (5 to 6 ft) from ground level and a stem girth of 10–13 cm (4–5 in).
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Gynochthodes officinalis, synonym Morinda officinalis and also known as Indian mulberry, is a plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Medicinal uses The ...
The leaves resemble the leaves of mulberry giving rise to the common name of mulberry-weed. [citation needed] The leaves are heart shaped and up to 10 cm long with a crenate leaf margin. [1] At the base of each leaf is a pair of stipules. It is a monoecious plant meaning that it has separate male and female flowers on the same plant. The male ...
Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the mulberry and fig family, Moraceae.It is the only species currently recognized in the genus Antiaris.The genus Antiaris was at one time considered to consist of several species, but is now regarded as just one variable species which can be further divided into five subspecies.
Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry, [2] is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is generally a short-lived tree with a lifespan comparable to that of humans, although there are some specimens known to be more than 250 years old. [ 3 ]