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Moraceae


Mulberry family
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genera
  • Antiaris
  • Artocarpus - Breadfruit, Jackfruit
  • Brosimum
  • Broussonetia - Paper mulberry
  • Castilloa
  • Cecropia
  • Chlorophora
  • Dorstenia
  • Ficus - Fig, Banyan
  • Maclura - Osage orange
  • Morus - Mulberry
  • Musanga
  • Pseudolmedia
  • Streblus
  • Treculia

The flowering plant Family Moraceae (Mulberry family) comprises some 40 genera and over 1000 species of plants widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less common in temperate climates. Included are well-known plants like the fig, banyan, breadfruit, mulberry, and rubber plant.

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