Morus mesozygia Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Morus

Characteristics

Tree up to 40 m tall. Leaf lamina elliptic to oblong, ovate or subobovate, 3-13 x 2-8 cm, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, apex acuminate to subacute, base cordate to obtuse, margin crenate to serrate; superior surface pubescent on the main veins, inferior surface pubescent in the axils of the lateral veins; lateral veins 4-7 pairs, the basal pair strong, the others much less distinctive, arising from the upper part of the midrib, tertiary venation partly scalariform; petiole 0.5-2 cm long; stipules c. 0.5 cm long, caducous. Staminate inflorescences: spike 1-2.5 cm long, c. 0.8 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.3-2 cm long. Pistillate inflorescences with 5-15 flowers c. 0.5 cm in diam., (up to c. 1 cm in diam. in fruit); peduncle 0.4-2 cm long; stigmas 3-5 mm long. Fruit ellipsoid to subglobose, ± compressed, 5 x 3-5 mm.
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Tree up to 35 m. tall.. Lamina chartaceous to subcoriaceous, elliptic to oblong, ovate or obovate, 3–13 × 2–8 cm., apex acuminate to subacute, base cordate to obtuse, margin crenate to serrate; upper surface pubescent on the main veins, lower surface pubescent in the axils of lateral veins; lateral veins 4–7 pairs, the basal pair strong, the others much weaker, departing from the upper part of the midrib, tertiary venation partly scalariform; petiole 0.5–2 cm. long; stipules ± 0.5 cm. long, caducous.. Staminate inflorescences: spike 1–2.5 cm. long, ± 0.8 cm. diameter; peduncle 0.3–2 cm. long.. Pistillate inflorescences ± 0.5(–1 in fruit) cm. in diameter; peduncle 0.4–2 cm. long; stigmas 3–5 mm. long.. Fruit ellipsoid to subglobose, ± compressed, 5 × 3–5 mm.. Fig. 1.
A tree up to 15 m tall. It can be 30 m high. It has a light brown and white banded trunk. The bark contains a milky juice. The leaves are dark green. They are firm, smooth and thin. They are 5-13 cm long and 6 cm wide. The are oval with a narrowed base. The tip has a long jutting point. Three strong yellow veins develop from the base and then a network of veins are easily seen under the leaf. The leaf stalks are about 1.3 cm long. The flowers are male and female on different trees. They are small and yellow. The fruit are small and round. They are grouped together something like a mulberry. The fruit are edible.
Leaf lamina elliptic to oblong, ovate or subobovate, 3–13 x 2–8 cm., chartaceous to subcoriaceous, apex acuminate to subacute, base cordate to obtuse, margin crenate to serrate; superior surface pubescent on the main veins, interior surface pubescent in the axils of the lateral veins; lateral veins 4–7 pairs, the basal pair strong, the others much less distinctive, arising from the upper part of the midrib, tertiary venation partly scalariform; petiole 0.5–2 cm. long; stipules c. 0.5 cm. long, caducous.
Pistillate inflorescences with 5–15 flowers c. 0.5 cm. in diam., (up to c. 1 cm. in diam. in fruit); peduncle 0.4–2 cm. long; stigmas 3–5 mm. long.
Staminate inflorescences: spike 1–2.5 cm. long, c. 0.8 cm. in diam.; peduncle 0.3–2 cm. long.
Fruit ellipsoid to subglobose, ± compressed, 5 x 3–5 mm.
A small or sometimes large tree
Reddish brown glabrous branches
Tree up to 40 m. tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 32.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rain-forest, forests of drier regions; semi-deciduous forests, gallery, forests bordering savannahs; often along streams or lakes; also in secondary forests or as solitary trees after clearing; coastal evergreen forests; elevations up to 1,650 metres
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A tropical plant. It grows in inland evergreen forest in South Africa. It also grows in coastal forest and dune forest. It grows up to 1,700 m altitude. In West Africa is grows on the northern side of the rain-forest and can grow in drier areas.
Usually in the drier types of forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Uses animal food charcoal coffee substitute eating environmental use food fuel gene source hedge invertebrate food material medicinal social use wood
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or by using cuttings. Fresh seed should be used. Soaking seed in water for 12 hours gives a better germination. Seeds start to grow after 5-12 days.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Morus mesozygia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584367-1
WFO ID wfo-0000447924
COL ID 7WB9H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Morus mesozygia Morus lactea Celtis lactea