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Broussonetia papyrifera

Paper Mulberry
Also known as: Broussonetia billardii Carruth. +16 more
  • Broussonetia billardii Carruth.
  • Broussonetia cordata Blume
  • Broussonetia cordata K.Koch
  • Broussonetia cucullata Steud.
  • Broussonetia dissecta Bureau
  • Broussonetia elegans K.Koch
  • Broussonetia kasii Dippel
  • Broussonetia kazi Siebold ex Blume
  • Broussonetia maculata Steud.
  • Broussonetia nana Bureau
  • Broussonetia navicularis Lodd. ex Bureau
  • Broussonetia navicularis Lodd. ex K.Koch
  • Broussonetia navifolia Steud.
  • Broussonetia papyrifera f. laciniata (Ser.) Schelle
  • Broussonetia papyrifera f. leucocarpa (Audib. ex Ser.) Rehder
  • Broussonetia papyrifera f. lucida (Hatus.) T.B.Lee
  • Broussonetia papyrifera f. oppositifolia Nakai
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Moraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.

Broussonetia papyrifera (commonly known as Paper Mulberry) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile Central, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Fiji, Florida, France, Georgia, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, Iowa, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kriti, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, West Virginia

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