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Morus australis
Plant specimen in the Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Morus
Species:	M. australis
Binomial name
Morus australis Poir.
Synonyms
21 synonyms M. acidosa Griff. M. alba var. indica (L.) Bureau M. alba var. nigriformis Bureau M. alba var. stylosa Bureau M. australis var. hastifolia (F.T.Wang & T.Tang ex Z.Y.Cao) Z.Y.Cao M. australis var. incisa C.Y.Wu M. australis var. inusitata (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu M. australis var. linearipartita Z.Y.Cao M. australis var. oblongifolia Z.Y.Cao M. bombycis Koidz. M. bombycis var. angustifolia Koidz. M. bombycis var. bifida Koidz. M. bombycis var. longistyla Koidz. M. bombycis var. tiliifolia Koidz. M. cavaleriei H.Lév. M. formosensis Hotta M. hastifolia F.T.Wang & T.Tang ex Z.Y.Cao M. inusitata H.Lév. M. longistyla Diels M. nigriformis (Bureau) Koidz. M. stylosa var. ovalifolia Ser.

Morus australis, also called Korean mulberry and Chinese mulberry, is a flowering plant species found in East and Southeast Asia.

M. australis is a host plant for Calinaga buddha (Freak).

The substance "Australone A", a prenylflavonoid, can be found in M. australis.

Classification

Some authorities claim that M. australis is a synonym of Broussonetia papyrifera, the paper mulberry., others deny this, claiming that M. australis and B. papyrifera are separate species within the Moraceae family.

M. australis is closely related to M. kagayamae, the main difference is that M. australis has fewer, or no, palmate leaves. The majority of Morus species should be considered subspecies of M. alba, whether M. australis is a separate species, or a subspecies of M. alba has not been established. Millennia of cultivation of Morus species, and easy hybridisation between Morus species, has resulted in problems for classification.

References

1. "Morus australis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
2. "Morus australis". Flora of China. Retrieved 30 March 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
3. "Morus australis". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 30 March 2024. Common Name: Korean Mulberry, Aino Mulberry
4. Iziko: Museums of South Africa. "Morus australis (Chinese mulberry)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info. Department of Sports, Arts and Culture. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
5. "Calinaga buddha Moore 1857". Biodiversity Informatics Group. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 24 June 2024. Hostplant Family: Moraceae, Hostplant Genus: Morus, Hostplant Species: australis
6. Ko, HH; Yu, SM; Ko, FN; Teng, CM; Lin, CN (1997). "Bioactive constituents of Morus australis and Broussonetia papyrifera". Journal of Natural Products. 60 (10): 1008–11. doi:10.1021/np970186o. PMID 9358644.
7. "Morus australis Poir.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 June 2024. This name is a synonym of Broussonetia papyrifera

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