Contains 8 genera and 20 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
MORACEAE
Dicot
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Classification
ROSALES
MORACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artocarpus | BREADFRUIT | 1 | ||
| Brosimum | BREADNUT | 1 | ||
| Broussonetia | PAPER MULBERRY | 1 | ||
| Dorstenia | DORSTENIA | 1 | ||
| Fatoua | CRABWEED | 1 | ||
| Ficus | FIG | 12 | ||
| Maclura | OSAGE ORANGE | 1 | ||
| Morus | MULBERRY | 2 |
Identification Key
1. Herbs
2
1. Woody vines, shrubs, to trees
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2. Acaulescent; inflorescence subequal to exceeding the petioles
2. Caulescent; inflorescence shorter than the petioles
3. Leaf blades dentate to serrate
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3. Leaf blades entire, or sometimes coarsely undulate to coarsely dentate
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4. Bark often with horizontal bicolored banding or spotting; pistillate inflorescence globose; style unbranched
4. Bark usually uniform in color, without distinct horizontal banding; pistillate inflorescence cylindrical; style 2-branched
5. Inflorescence a synconium, with the flowers hidden inside the inner surface of an urceolate receptable with a small opening at the apex
5. Inflorescence with the flowers visible and exposed on the outer surface of the receptacle
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6. Leaf blade secondary veins nearly straight, spreading to nearly perpendicular, with a conspicuous undulate marginal vein
6. Leaf blade secondary veins ascending or arcuate, the marginal vein inconspicuous or coarse and irregularly undulate
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7. Stems without spines; leaf blades mostly broadly elliptic, sometimes lobed
7. Stems often with axillary spines; leaf blades mostly ovate