Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ioxylon pomiferum Raf.; Toxylon pomiferum (Raf.) Sarg.; Myroxylon abruptifolium Stokes; Maclura aurantiaca Nutt.; Maclura aurantiaca var. inermis André; Maclura pomifera f. inermis (André) Schelle; Maclura pomifera var. inermis (André) C.K.Schneid.; Toxylon aurantiacum (Nutt.) Raf.; Toxylon maclura Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Deciduous tree, up to 40ft high, branches armed with spines, young shoots downy at first later becomes glabrous; Leaves alternate, ovate or oval to oblong-lanceolate, 1½–4 inches long, about half as wide, apex pointed, base mostly rounded, upper surface dark green, glabrous, lower surface paler, downy, petiole 0.5-1.5 inches long; Flowers unisexual; Male flowers: green, numerous, in short-stalked round clusters; Female flowers inconspicuous, solitary or less conspicuous clusters; Fruit globose, 2-4inches across, yellowish-green, surface pitted, with think rind.
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Alabama, Argentina, Bulgaria, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Krym, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Romania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Uzbekistan, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : SE. Oklahoma to Texas and Arkansas
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
    • Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad
    • Mugal, Muzamil Ahmad
    • Wani, Sajad Ahmad (2023). ToI, Ver.-I : Trees of India, Version-I. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.23226281.v1
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Maclura pomifera
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Maclura pomifera. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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