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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 ]
Black, red, and white mulberries are widespread in Southern Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and the Indian subcontinent, where the tree and the fruit have names under regional dialects. Black mulberry was imported to Britain in the 17th century in the hopes that it would be useful in the cultivation of silkworms. [ 11 ]
Mulberry generally refers to various deciduous trees in the genus Morus. Mulberry a part of the common names of several other plants: Chinese mulberry, several species in the genus Morus, as well as Maclura tricuspidata; Ficus sycomorus, fig-mulberry; Hedycarya angustifolia, Australian mulberry, native mulberry
M. alba may refer to: . Morus alba, the white mulberry, a short-lived, fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree species native to northern China; Motacilla alba, the white wagtail, a small passerine bird species found in much of Europe, Asia and parts of north Africa
The family varies from colossal trees like the Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) which can cover five acres (two hectares) of ground, to Dorstenia barnimiana which is a small stemless, bulbous succulent 2–5 cm in diameter that produces a single peltate leaf on a 4–15 cm petiole. These two species have an approximately one billion fold ...
This list contains the names of fruits that are considered edible either raw or cooked in various ... Indian wild pear: Pyrus pashia: ... Morus alba: White-stemmed ...
The tribe is based on Morus, the genus that includes the mulberries.The name Morus was first published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in Species Plantarum. [4]Cornelis Berg included eight genera in the tribe Moreae—Bleekrodea, Broussonetia, Fatoua, Maclura, Milicia, Morus, Streblus and Trophis—which included 73 species.
The ambor (mulberry, or Morus alba) has Chinese origins. Kalljirem (black cumin, Nigella sativa) is again of Indian origin. Kiraitem (canscora in English, or Canscora decussata) is from India, but the zaifoll (nutmeg, Mystica fragans) comes from the Moluccas, the so-called Spice Islands of past centuries, in the Far East.