Morus macroura,[1] also known as the king white mulberry,[2] shahtoot mulberry, Tibetan mulberry, or long mulberry is a flowering plant species in the genus Morus found in Tibet, the Himalayas, mountainous area of Indonesia, and rain forests of Indochina.[3][4][5] It is a medium-sized tree, with a spreading canopy which grows with a weeping habit.[6] Ripe fruit is white, pink or red, and is described as honey-sweet.[7]
| Morus macroura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Morus |
| Species: | M. macroura |
| Binomial name | |
| Morus macroura Miq., 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Morus laevigata Wall. | |
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