Morus macroura
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Description
Tree up to 32 m tall, deciduous.
Leaves distichous;
stipules 1-1.5 cm long, sparsely to densely puberulous to hirtellous, caducous (or subpersistent).
flowers numerous;
flowers numerous;
stamens c. 2.5 mm long, anthers c. 0.8 mm long.
ovary c. 1 mm long, style c. 0.5 mm long, stigmas 1.5-2 mm long.
Distribution
Asia-Temperate: Hainan (Hainan present), Asia-Tropical: Assam (Assam present); Cambodia (Cambodia present); East Himalaya (Bhutan present, Sikkim present); India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Myanmar present, South China present
India (Assam), Sikkim, Bhutan, South China (incl. Hainan), Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand; in Malesia: Sumatra, Java.
Taxonomy
The features, including the long pistillate inflorescences, show similarities to M. insignis Bureau, a species of humid montane forests in the Neotropics.
Citation
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Ind.: 280
Boerl. 1884: Bijdr. Fl. Sum.: 32
Bureau 1873 – In: A.DC., Prodr. 17: 247
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 15
Gagnep. 1928 – In: Fl. Indo-Chine: 708
Koord. 1912: p. 84. – In: Exkurs.-Fl. Java: f. 4F
Miq. 1924: Atlas Baumart. Java: t. 745
Bor 1953: Man. Ind. For. Bot.: 137
Corner 1962 – In: Gard. Bull. Singapore 19: 215