''Morus serrata'', known as Himalayan mulberry, is a species of
mulberry native to the
Himalaya
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and the mountains of southwestern
China, at altitudes of up to .
It is a small
deciduous
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tree growing to tall. The
leaves are long and broad and are densely hairy on the veins underneath, with the upper surface hairless. The edible
fruit
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is a long compound cluster of several small
drupes that are red when ripe.
It is considered by some authorities to be a
variety
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or
subspecies of
white mulberry (''M. alba'') and is also similar to
black mulberry (''M. nigra'').
References
External links
Flora of China: ''Morus serrata''– eFloras.org
serrata
Flora of West Himalaya
Flora of Tibet
Trees of Pakistan
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