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. 2023 May 9;10:1168298. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1168298

TABLE 1.

Plant sources of Morusin.

Plant name Common name Plant height Cultivation area/Naturalized area Presence of morusin Plant picture References
Morus alba L. Common mulberry, silkworm mulberry, white mulberry, and silkworm mulberry 10–20 m (33–66 feet) India, Türkiye, United States, Argentina, Kyrgyzstan, Australia, Mexico, Iran, and many more Root Bark graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx1.jpg (Li et al., 2018; Patel et al., 2021)
Morus nigra L Black mulberry or Blackberry 9–12 m (30–40 feet) Southern Asia and the Iberian Peninsula Root Bark graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx2.jpg (Zoofishan et al., 2018)
Morus notabilis C.K. Schneid Mulberry tree Between 1,300 and 2,800 m (4,300 and 9,200 ft) Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan Plant’s twigs graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx3.jpg (Yan et al., 2020)
Morus lhou Koidz _ 8–15 m East Asia Root bark graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx4.jpg (Jeong et al., 2009; Kim et al., 2011)
Morus australis Poir Korean mulberry and Chinese mulberry 7.5 m East and Southeast Asia Cortex graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx5.jpg Syah et al. (2008)
Artocarpus tonkinensis A. Chev _ 16 m Southeast Asian and Pacific origin Roots graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx6.jpg (Jagtap and Bapat, 2010; Ma et al., 2010)
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg Breadfruit 5–8 m Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines Stem bark graphic file with name FMOLB_fmolb-2023-1168298_wc_tfx7.jpg (Shamaun et al., 2010; Zhang and Shi, 2010; Wan et al., 2014)