Morus indica L.

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Derivation of specific name: indica: of India; Indian.
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Worldwide distribution: Native in India and Southeast Asia. Cultivated and sometimes naturalized in other parts of Asia and Africa.
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Literature:

Troupin, G. (1978). Moraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 133.

Other sources of information about Morus indica:

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Flora of the DRC: Morus indica
Flora of Rwanda: Morus indica
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Morus indica

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Morus indica
African Plant Database: Morus indica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Morus indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Morus indica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Morus indica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Morus indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Morus indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Morus indica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Morus indica
Plants of the World Online: Morus indica
Tropicos: Morus indica
Wikipedia: Morus indica


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Morus indica.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=255270, retrieved 2 August 2025

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