Morus celtidifolia Kunth

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Morus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The leaves are oval and have teeth along the edge. The flowers are on showy groups. The fruit is a cluster of small fleshy fruit. They are like a blackberry,
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky stream banks or in moist forest; at elevations from 250-2,500 metres. Quercus-Juniper forest, gallery forest and deciduous tropical forest; at elevations from 1,400-2,200 metres.
More
A tropical plant. In Ecuador it grows between 2,000-2,500 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Morus celtidifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Morus celtidifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Morus celtidifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Morus celtidifolia flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Morus celtidifolia fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Morus celtidifolia fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Morus celtidifolia fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Morus celtidifolia world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Morus celtidifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:854634-1
WFO ID wfo-0000447874
COL ID 6S36M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Morus mexicana Morus mollis Morus albida Morus arbuscula Morus betulifolia Morus pandurata Morus vernonii Morus vitifolia Morus corylifolia Morus canina Morus crataegifolia Morus goldmanii Morus microphilyra Morus celtidifolia