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Broussonetia papyrifera
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The paper mulberry is a species of flowering tree in the family Moraceae. It is native to East and Southeast Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Taiwan. It is widely cultivated elsewhere as an introduced species in New Zealand, parts of Europe, the United States, and Africa. The tree is valued for its versatile uses. Its inner bark is traditionally processed into barkcloth and is also an important raw material in papermaking.
- Family
- Moraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Broussonetia papyrifera
- Slug
- broussonetia-papyrifera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Broussonetia
- Species
- papyrifera
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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