Morus australis

Morus australis
Plant specimen in the Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Morus
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Morus australis
Synonyms
21 synonyms
  • M. acidosa Griff.
  • M. alba var. indica (L.) Bureau
  • M. alba var. nigriformis Bureau
  • M. alba var. stylosa Bureau
  • M. australis var. hastifolia (F.T.Wang & T.Tang ex Z.Y.Cao) Z.Y.Cao
  • M. australis var. incisa C.Y.Wu
  • M. australis var. inusitata (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu
  • M. australis var. linearipartita Z.Y.Cao
  • M. australis var. oblongifolia Z.Y.Cao
  • M. bombycis Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. angustifolia Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. bifida Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. longistyla Koidz.
  • M. bombycis var. tiliifolia Koidz.
  • M. cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • M. formosensis Hotta
  • M. hastifolia F.T.Wang & T.Tang ex Z.Y.Cao
  • M. inusitata H.Lév.
  • M. longistyla Diels
  • M. nigriformis (Bureau) Koidz.
  • M. stylosa var. ovalifolia Ser.

Morus australis, also called Korean mulberry and Chinese mulberry, is a flowering plant species found in East and Southeast Asia.

M. australis is a host plant for Calinaga buddha (Freak).

The substance "Australone A", a prenylflavonoid, can be found in M. australis.