Broussonetia

Broussonetia papyrifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Dorstenieae
Genus: Broussonetia
Species: B. harmandii – B. kaempferi – B. × kazinoki – B. monoica – B. papyrifera

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Broussonetia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 07. Reference page.

Name

Broussonetia L'Her. ex Vent., Tabl. Regn. Vég. 3: 547. (1799), nom. cons.

• Type species: Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent., Tabl. Regn. Vég. 3: 547. (1799)
  

Note: Species list rather uncertain.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Papyrius Lam. ex Cav., Descr. Pl. (Cavanilles) 2: 343 (1802)
• Heterotypic
  • Smithiodendron Hu in Sunyatsenia 3: 106 (1936)
  • Stenochasma Miq. in Pl. Jungh.: 45 (1851)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-temperate Regional:Indian subsontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Tibet Regional:Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional:China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regional:Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto Regional:Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Thailand Introduced into: Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Austria, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Easter Is., Fiji, Florida, France, Georgia, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, Iowa, Italy, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kriti, Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1799. Tableau du Règne Végétal, Selon de Méthode de Jussieu 3: 547.

Additional references

• Kuo, W.H., Liu, S.H., Chang, C.C., Hsieh, C.L., Li, Y.H., Ito, T., Won, H., Kokubugata, G. & Chung, K.-F., 2022. Plastome phylogenomics of Allaeanthus, Broussonetia and Malaisia (Dorstenieae, Moraceae) and the origin of B.× kazinoki. Journal of Plant Research 135(2): 203–220. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01369-w Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2022. Broussonetia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Broussonetia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Broussonetia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 23 2020.]
• Tropicos.org 2020. Broussonetia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Paper Mulberry
magyar: Papíreperfa

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