Broussonetia papyrifera (Moraceae)

Broussonetia papyrifera is native to Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and eastern China. 

Species description or overview

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Broussonetia papyrifera information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Broussonetia papyrifera--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Broussonetia papyrifera information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Broussonetia papyrifera, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Broussonetia papyrifera
Nomenclatural information about Broussonetia papyrifera is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

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Cultivation & propagation

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Broussonetia papyrifera information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Broussonetia papyrifera in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution

Broussonetia papyrifera information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Broussonetia papyrifera--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Where to see this species

Books

Full-text articles

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 15 October 2017 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.