MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Morus names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

 


Morus alba L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Morus atropurpurea Roxb., Morus indica L., Morus macrophylla Moretti, Morus morettiana Jacq. ex Burr., Morus multicaulis Perr., Morus nervosa Deless. ex Spach.

ARABIC :   التُّوتُ   El ttuut,  تُوت  Tuth,   توت أبيض    .

BENGALI : Tut.

BULGARIAN : Chernitsia biala.

BURMESE : Posa.

CHINESE : Sang, Sang shu, Bai sang.

DANISH : Morbær (fruit), Morbær (plant).

DUTCH : Moerbei (fruit), Moerbezie (plant).

ENGLISH : Black-fruited mulberry, Mulberry tree, Mulberry bush, Mulberry, Russian mulberry, Silkworm mulberry, Silkworm tree, Chinese white mulberry, White-fruited mulberry, White mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûre de murier (fruit), Mûrier (plant) , Mûrier blanc.

GERMAN : Maulbeere (fruit), Maulbeerbaum (plant), Weiße Maulbeere.

GREEK :   Άσπρη μουριά    Aspri moriaΑσπρομουριά  Aspromuria, Μουριά λευκή .

HINDI : Shahtut, Tut.

GUJARATI : Shetun.

ITALIAN : Gelso (plant), Gelso bianco, Gelso comune, Mora di gelso (fruit), Moral blanco, Morera blanco, Morus, Moro (fruit), Moro bianco, Moro da carta.

JAPANESE : Guwa, Kara guwa, Ma guwa, Kara yama guwa.

KOREAN : Ppong, Ppong na mu.

MALAY : Bebesaran (Indonesia), Bebesaran lampung (Indonesia, Java), Murbei (Indonesia),

NEPALESE : Kimbu.

POLISH : Morwa biala.

PORTUGUESE : Amora da amoreira (fruit), Amoreira (plant), Amoreira branca.

RUSSIAN : Shelkovitsa belaia, Tut belyi.

SANSKRIT : Tula.

SINHALESE :  Awaiting feedback.

SPANISH : Mora (fruit), Mora blanca, Mora de árbol, Moral, Morera (plant), Morera blanca.

SWAHILI : Mforsadi, Mfurusadi.

SWEDISH : Vitt mullbär.

TAGALOG : Amingit, Amoras.

TAMIL :  Kambli chedi, Mussuketi, Musukette.

THAI :    หม่อน   Mon.

VIETNAMESE : d[aa]u, d[awf]m tang, dâu-tàm, t[awf]m tang.

 

Photograph of fruits at Dipartimento di Botanica, Università di Catania, Italy.

Photograph of fruiting branch by Armin Jagel, Spezielle Botanik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.

Photographs of leaves, flowers & fruits at Trees of the Verde Valley & Sedona.

Photographs of buds, fruits & bark by Michael A. Dirr at Noble Plants.

Photographs of fruits, leaves & bark from Cuyamaca College, San Diego, California, USA.

 

 


Morus alba L. 'Pendula'  ->  Morus alba L. var. pendula Dippel


Morus alba L. 'Platanifolia'

SYNONYM(S) :  Morus platanifolia hort.

ENGLISH :  Fruitless mulberry tree.

FRENCH :  Mûrier à feuilles de platane.

GREEK :  Μουριά πλατανόφυλλη   Muria platanofili.



Morus alba L. ' Tortuosa'

SYNONYM(S) : Morus alba L. 'Unryu'

CHINESE : Long zhao sang.

ENGLISH : Contorted mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier tortueux.

 

The identity of this cultivar needs confirmation. See also Morus australis Poir. 'Tortuosa'.


Morus alba L. ' Tut Badena'

ENGLISH : White fruited mulberry.


Morus alba L. var. aureifolia Tsen

ENGLISH : White fruited mulberry.


Morus alba L. var. italica Spach

ENGLISH : Black fruited mulberry.


Morus alba L. var. macrophylla Loud.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus macrophylla Moretti

CHINESE : Da ye bai sang.

FRENCH : Mûrier à feuilles larges, Mûrier d'élevage de ver à soie


Morus alba L. var. moretti Seringe

ENGLISH : Black fruited mulberry.


Morus alba L. var. pendula Dippel

SYNONYM(S) : Morus alba L. f. pendula Dippel, Morus alba L. 'Pendula'

CHINESE : Chui zhi sang.

ENGLISH : Black fruited mulberry, Weeping mulberry.

KOREAN : Cheo jin Cheo jin ppong na mu.


Morus alba L. var. romana Loddiges

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

KOREAN : Ppong na mu.

 

Possibly as a synonym of M. alba.


Morus australis Poir.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus acidosa Griff., Morus stylosa Ser.

CHINESE : Ji sang, Xiao ye sang.

ENGLISH : Japanese mulberry, Korean mulberry, Small-leaved mulberry tree.

KOREAN : San ppong na mu.

 


Morus australis Poir. 'Tortuosa'

SYNONYM(S) : Morus alba L. 'Unryu'

CHINESE : Long zhao sang.

ENGLISH : Contorted mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier tortueux.

 

The identity of this cultivar needs confirmation. See also Morus alba L. 'Tortuosa'.


Morus bombycis Koidz.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus acidosa C. K. Schneider , Morus kagayamae Koidz.

CHINESE : Shan sang.

ENGLISH : Silkworm mulberry, Wild Korean mulberry.

JAPANESE : Yama guwa.

KOREAN : San ppong na mu.


Morus bombycis Koidz. f. caudatifolia Koidz.

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

KOREAN : Kko ri ppong na mu.


Morus bombycis Koidz. f. dissecta Nakai

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

KOREAN : Jop eun ip ppong.


Morus bombycis Koidz. f. kase Uyeki

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

KOREAN : Ga sae ppong.


Morus bombycis Koidz. var. maritima Koidz.

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

KOREAN : Seom ppong.


Morus bombycis Koidz. var. rubricaulis Uyeki

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

KOREAN : Bulk eun dae san ppong.


Morus cathayana Hemsley

CHINESE : Hua sang.

JAPANESE : Kara ke guwa, Ke guwa.

KOREAN : Dol ppong na mu.

 


Morus latifolia Poir.

SYNONYM(S) :  Morus alba L. var. multicaulis Loud.,  Morus cucullata Bonaf., Morus multicaulis Perrot, Morus tookwa Siebold ex Miq.

ENGLISH : Large-leaved mulberry.

 


Morus latifolia Poir. 'Spirata'

DUTCH : Japanse spiraalmoerbei.

ENGLISH : Zig zag mulberry.

 


Morus macroura Miq.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus laevigata Wall. ex Brandis

ARABIC : Awaiting feedback.

CHINESE : Chang guo bai sang, Chang guo sang, Nai sang.

ENGLISH : Himalayan mulberry, King white mulberry , Long-fruited mulberry, Pakistan mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier à longs fruits, Mûrier des Indes.

GREEK : Awaiting feedback.

HINDI : Tut.

NEPALESE :
Awaiting feedback.

SANSKRIT :
Awaiting feedback.

SINHALESE :
Awaiting feedback.

THAI :  หมอนหลวง   Mon luang.

 

Photograph of a long-fruited variety at Wayne's Word (below mid-page) plus lots of interesting stuff by Prof. Armstrong.


Morus macroura Miq. 'Ceylon Black'

ENGLISH :  Black fruited  Ceylon mulberry.


Morus macroura Miq. 'King White'

ENGLISH :   Long-fruited white mulberry.



Morus mongolica (Bureau) C. K. Schneid.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus alba L. var. mongolica Bureau ex DC., Morus diabolica Koidz.

CHINESE : Meng sang.

ENGLISH : Mongolian mulberry.

JAPANESE : Chousen guwa, Moko guwa, Mouko guwa, Oni guwa.

KOREAN : Mon go ppong na mu.

 


Morus mongolica Schneider var. diabolica Koidz.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus diabolica Koidz.

CHINESE : Shan sang.

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier de montagne.

KOREAN : Wang ppong na mu.

 

Considered by some authors as a synonym of M. mongolica.


Morus multicaulis Loud.

ENGLISH : Black-fruited mulberry, Chinese mulberry, Multi-stalked mulberry, Multi-stemmed mulberry, Multi-trunked mulberry, Red-fruited mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier à feuilles larges, Mûrier à rameaux pendants, Mûrier d'élevage de ver à soie, Mûrier des éleveurs de vers à soie.

 

Very likely a synonym of Morus latifolia Poir.


Morus multicaulis Loud. var. planifolia Seringe


Morus nigra L.

ARABIC :  توت أسود .

BULGARIAN : Chernitsia cherna.

CHINESE : Hei sang, Kui guo.

DUTCH : Zwarte moerbei.

ENGLISH : Black-fruited mulberry, Black mulberry , Common mulberry, Persian mulberry, Silkworm mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier noir.

GERMAN : Schwarzer Maulbeerbaum.

GREEK :  Μαύρη μουριά  Mavri moria.

ITALIAN : Moro nero.

JAPANESE : Kuro guwa, Kuro mi guwa.

PORTUGUESE : Amoreira negra.

RUSSIAN : Shelkovitsa chernaia.

SPANISH : Mora de árbol, Mora negra, Moral, Moral de Los Robles, Moral negro, Morera negra.

SWEDISH : Svart mullbär.

 

Photograph of fruits at Flora Toskana.

 


Morus rubra L.

CHINESE : Hong sang.

ENGLISH : Black-fruited mulberry, Red-fruited mulberry, Red mulberry.

FRENCH : Mûrier sauvage.

GERMAN : Roter Maulbeerbaum.

GREEK :  Κόκκινη μουριά   Kokkini muria.  

ITALIAN : Moro rosso.

JAPANESE : Aka mi guwa, Ke guwa.

RUSSIAN : Shelkovitsa krasnaia.

SPANISH : Mora de árbol, Mora roja, Moral rojo.

SWEDISH : Mullbär.

 

Photograph (nice) of fruits at University of Richmond, Virginia, USA.


Morus serrata Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) : Morus alba L. var. serrata Bur. ex DC., Morus alba L. var. serrata (Roxb.) Bur., Morus pabularia Decne. ex Jacq.

CHINESE : Xi chi sang.

ENGLISH : Himalayan mulberry.

HINDI : Awaiting feedback.

JAPANESE : Awaiting feedback.


Morus tiliaefolia Makino

ENGLISH : Wild Korean mulberry.

JAPANESE : Ke gu wa.

KOREAN : Dol ppong na mu.

 

 

 

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Morus Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute for Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. < http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/Morus.html > (2004).

 

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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Hu Shiu-ying (Dr.), 1999 - 2004, Hu Cards Browser of Flora of China, The Hu Card Index (1753-1955) a file of 158,844 cards for Chinese plant names. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University).
< http://flora.huh.harvard.edu:8080/flora/hucard_browse.do?genus_id=121220 >.

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : In progress.

 

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