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Korean mulberry (Morus indica)

Dlium Korean mulberry (Morus indica)

Murbei or Korean mulberry (Morus indica) is a species of plant in Moraceae, shrub or small tree, up to 10 meters tall, slow growing, cylindrical stem, light brown with white nodules.

M. indica has heart-shaped or oval-shaped leaves and sometimes three-lobed, 4-12.5 cm long, 2.5-7.5 cm wide, pointed tip, serrated margin, green and has a stalk.



Monoecious inflorescences with male and female grow on the same tree, though often on different branches. Male flowers have a size of 9-11.5 mm and are covered with fine hairs. The female flowers are subglubose or only round in shape, measuring 6-9.5 mm.

Stigma is 3.5 mm long with short, thick hair. The female flowers form compound fruit and are fleshy, green and white-haired to white, red and black when ripe. This species is used in regulating blood glucose levels in diabetic patients.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Moreae
Genus: Morus L. in Sp. Pl.: 986 (1753)
Species: Morus indica L. in Sp. Pl.: 986 (1753)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Morus alba var. indica (L.) Bureau in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 17: 243 (1873)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Morus alba var. latifolia (Poir.) Moretti in Giorn. Imp. Reale Ist. Lombardo Sci. & Bibliot. Ital. 1: 94 (1841)
Morus cashmeriana Royle in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 337 (1839)
Morus expansa Raf. in Amer. Man. Mulberry Trees: 26 (1839)
Morus laciniata Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 20 (1790)
Morus latifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 381 (1797)

PUBLICATIONS

Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 2: 627-1887. EABCN, Seoul.

Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.

Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.

Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.

Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.

VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Moerbeiboom
Catalan: Falsa morera blanca
Chinese (simplified): 鸡桑 - 山桑 - 小叶桑
Chinese (traditional): 小葉桑
Czech: Morušovník jižní
Dutch: Indische moerbei
English: Korean mulberry, Cape Mulberry, Mulberry, Murbei
Hindi: Shehtoot
Italian: Gelso dell'India
Japanese: ヤマグワ - 山桑 - シマグワ - アマミグワ - ハチジョウグワ
Kannada: Hippu neerale, Kamblihula gida, Reshime gida
Korean: 산뽕나무
Polish: Morwa indyjska
Russian: Тутовое дерево атласное
Slovak: Moruša indická
Spanish: Falsa morera asiática
Thai: หม่อน
Truku (Taiwan): Kliyut

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