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'''White Mulberry''' '''Common Mulberry''' | The '''White Mulberry''', '''Common Mulberry''', or the '''Silkworm Mulberry''',<ref>[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/morus_alba.htm ''Morus alba'' L.] by Weeds of Australia - Biosecurity Queensland Edition ([[Queensland Government]])</ref> (''Morus alba'') is a [[genus]] of 10–16 species of [[tree]]s. They are native to warm regions of [[Central Asia]], and [[South-central Asia]], with most of the species native to Asia. Mulberry leaves, particularly those of the white mulberry, ''Morus alba'', are important as the food of the [[silkworm]], the [[cocoon]] of which is used to make [[silk]]. ''Morus alba'' is also notable for the rapid release of its [[pollen]], which is launched at over half the speed of sound. "This is the [[Rapid plant movement|fastest motion]] yet observed in biology, and approaches the theoretical physical limits for movements in plants".<ref name="Taylor et al">{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1007/s00497-005-0018-9| volume = 19| issue = 1| pages = 19–24| last = Taylor| first = Philip |display-authors = etal| title = High-speed pollen release in the white mulberry tree, Morus alba L| journal = Sexual Plant Reproduction| date = 2006-03-01| s2cid = 39703983}}</ref> | ||
Within Turkistan it is the '''National tree of [[East Türkestan]]'''. | Within Turkistan it is the '''National tree of [[East Türkestan]]'''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:20, 12 August 2022
The White Mulberry, Common Mulberry, or the Silkworm Mulberry,[1] (Morus alba) is a genus of 10–16 species of trees. They are native to warm regions of Central Asia, and South-central Asia, with most of the species native to Asia. Mulberry leaves, particularly those of the white mulberry, Morus alba, are important as the food of the silkworm, the cocoon of which is used to make silk. Morus alba is also notable for the rapid release of its pollen, which is launched at over half the speed of sound. "This is the fastest motion yet observed in biology, and approaches the theoretical physical limits for movements in plants".[2]
Within Turkistan it is the National tree of East Türkestan.
References[edit]
- ↑ Morus alba L. by Weeds of Australia - Biosecurity Queensland Edition (Queensland Government)
- ↑ Taylor, Philip; et al. (2006-03-01). "High-speed pollen release in the white mulberry tree, Morus alba L". Sexual Plant Reproduction. 19 (1): 19–24. doi:10.1007/s00497-005-0018-9. S2CID 39703983.
