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Morus alba L. Morus serrata Roxb. Moraceae

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Morus alba L.: Morus alba var. tatarica (L.) Ser.; Morus arabica Koidz., Morus atropurpurea Roxb.; Morus australis Poir.; Morus chinensis Lodd., Morus indica L.; Morus intermedia Perr.; Morus macrophylla Hort. ex Steud., Morus multicaulis Perr.; Morus pumila Balb. Morus tatarica L.

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  1. Green Governance Nepal, Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Kiran Timalsina & Arjun Bhusal

  2. Cultural Geography, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ripu M. Kunwar

  3. Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  4. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

  5. Herbario Nacionál de Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

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Timalsina, K., Bhusal, A., Kunwar, R.M., Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y. (2021). Morus alba L. Morus serrata Roxb. Moraceae. In: Kunwar, R., Sher, H., Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45597-2_153-1

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