Finis MORACEAE Morns 



7. Ficus formosana Maxim. (King F. 1(2): 153). Shrub, to lm.; fls. VII-VIII; fr. 

 IX-X. China, Formosa; locally in An., Che., Hun., Ki. Shady moist places. 



8. Ficus pyriformis Hook. & Am. (Be.F.328). Shrub, to 2m.; fls. V-VI; fr. red- 

 dish, X-XI. Southeastern Asia; locally in Che., Ki. Thickets. 



2. Broussonetia Vent. Paper Mulberry |^|slM (Kou Shu Shu) 



Deciduous unarmed trees or shrubs with milky sap: dioecious: lvs. serrate, often 

 lobed, sometimes irregularly: staminate fls. in cylindrical rather stiff catkins; the 

 pistillate in globose heads: fr. a dense globose syncarp of fleshy red drupelets; 

 endocarp crustaceous. 2 species, in eastern Asia. (After T.N.V. Broussonet, a French 

 naturalist, 1761-1807.) 



Key to the Species 



Petioles 1-2 cm. long; lvs. glabrescent : syncarp 1cm. across 1. B. kazvnoki 



Petioles 3-10 cm. long; lvs. pubescent: syncarp 2 cm. across 2. B. papyrifera 



1. Broussonetia kazinoki Sieb. & Zucc. (B. kaempferi Sieb.) ^^ (P'u P'an; Coiling 

 Vine) (R.M.191). Shrub; fls. IV-V; fr. red, VI, slender, prostrate. Eastern 

 Asia; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Woodland. 



2. Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent. Paper Mulberry ffiffi (Kou Shu) (R.M.190). 

 Tree, to 20m.; fls. IV-V; fr. orange-red, IX; brs. stout, spreading. Eastern 

 Asia; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Wooded and brushy places. 

 Fig. 65. 



3. Morus Linn. Mulberry j^flf (Sang Shu) 



Deciduous unarmed trees or shrubs with milky sap: dioecious: lvs. serrate or 

 dentate, sometimes lobed: staminate fls. in cylindric pendulous catkins; the pistillate 

 in oblong heads: fr. an oblong syncarp with white or black fruitlets. About 12 

 species, in temperate and subtropical parts of the northern hemisphere; 8 in China. 

 Valued for their edible frs. and because the lvs. provide food for silkworms. (The 

 Latin name.) 



Key to the Species 



Lvs. glabrescent beneath : trees often planted 1. M. alba 



Lvs. pubescent beneath: trees not often planted. 

 Lvs. rather closely serrate; teeth not bristle-tipped; tip of If. blade 



not slenderly pointed : stigmas sessile or nearly so 2. M. cathayana 



Lvs. coarsely serrate; teeth bristle-tipped; tip of blade with long 



slender point : stigma borne on an evident style 3. M. mongolica 



1. Morus alba Linn. White Mulberry ^^ (Sang Shu) (R.M.188). Tree, to 15 m.; 

 fls. IV-V; fr. black, V-VI. China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. Grown for the 

 leaves. 



2. Morus cathayana Hemsl. WiMM (Hu Lu Sang; Gourd Mulberry) (R.M.189). 

 Tree, to 10m.; fls. IV-V; fr. white, red or black, VIII. Central and eastern 

 China; locally in An., Che., Hup. Woodland. 



3. Morus mongolica Schneid. var. diabolica Koidz. [i|^ (Shan Sang; Mountain 

 Mulberry) (R.M.189). Shrub; fls. IV. China, Korea; locally in Ku. Brushland. 



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