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Moraceae

Moraceae Gaudichaud-Beaupré. Common name: Mulberry Family.

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A family of about 38 genera and 1100 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and (few) warm temperate areas. Tribal classification follows Gardner et al. (2021).

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References: Gardner et al. (2021); Rohwer (1993c) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Wunderlin (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Morus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Ficus aurea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Fatoua CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Broussonetia papyrifera CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Morus
image of plant© Alan Weakley | Broussonetia papyrifera source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Maclura pomifera CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson | Maclura pomifera source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Fatoua | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Maclura pomifera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Morus | Original Image ⭷

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