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Morus alba, commonly known as the white mulberry, is a tree species native to China that produces edible berries and has been widely cultivated across the world for thousands of years. It is particularly important because its leaves are the primary food source for silkworms, making it central to silk production throughout history.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyMoraceae
Native toAlabama, Andaman Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia
General: Morus alba is currently cultivated in New Guinea for its Use: Morus alba is famously the food plant of silkworm
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- medicinal plant
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
Article
Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry, is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is native to China and is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. The species is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk. It is also notable for the rapid release of its pollen, which is launched at greater than half the speed of sound.
The specific Latin epithet alba refers to white.