Morus cathayana Hemsl.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Morus cathayana Hemsl.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or tree, up to 7m high, dioecious or monoecious; Bark pale grey to greyish-white or brown, smooth; Branchlets pubescent when young, becomes nearly glabrous later, lenticels conspicuous, oblong; Leaves alternate, broadly ovate to sub-orbicular, occasionally lobed, 8–20 × 6–15 cm, thick, papery, base cordate to truncate, slightly oblique, margin shallow, coarse teeth or entire in lower half, apex acute to acuminate, petiole 2-5cm long; Male inflorescence: 1-2 per node, 3-6cm long, peduncle 1-1.5cm long; Male flowers: calyx lobes narrow-ovate, yellow-green, hairy on inner side, stamens small, pistillode present; Female inflorescence: 1 per node, 2-3cm long, peduncle 1-1.5cm long; Female flowers: calyx lobes obovate, hairy near tip, styles short, stigma 2-branched, hairy on outer side; Fruit syncarp, cylindrical, 2-3cm, white, red, or dark purple when mature.
  • Native : China, Japan, Korea
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Central & S. China to Japan
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Morus cathayana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Morus cathayana. Downloaded on 5 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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