Morus australis (Chinese mulberry)

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Morus australis, Athlone Avenue Greendale, Zimbabwe. [photos Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe]
Morus australis, Mukuvisi Woodland, Zimbabwe. [photos Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe]

Native to China, Japan and Taiwan. Cultivated in other regions, including southern Africa.

Links

• Morus australis Poir. (Flora of Zimbabwe)

Ecological interactions in southern Africa

• Fruit are eaten by Gallirex porphyreolophus (Purple-crested turaco, Purple-crested lourie)