Morus alba L.
Morus alba L.
Family: Moraceae
Mulberry, White mulberry
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Shrub
Distribution:
Afghanistan and North West Asia.
Use: Edible.
Description:
Small trees; branchlets lenticellate. Leaves tri-pinnate, to 50 cm, long, pinnae and pinnules opposite, rachis thickened; leaflets oblong, obtuse at apex. Panicles axillary, tomentose; flowers white. Petals spathulate, unequal. Fertile stamens 5. Pod to 80 cm, 9-ribbed; seeds winged.