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 |
|
(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 |
|
(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 |
|
(Yan et al., 2020) |
| Morus lhou Koidz | _ | 8–15 m | East Asia | Root bark |
|
(Jeong et al., 2009; Kim et al., 2011) |
| Morus australis Poir | Korean mulberry and Chinese mulberry | 7.5 m | East and Southeast Asia | Cortex |
|
Syah et al. (2008) |
| Artocarpus tonkinensis A. Chev | _ | 16 m | Southeast Asian and Pacific origin | Roots |
|
(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 |
|
(Shamaun et al., 2010; Zhang and Shi, 2010; Wan et al., 2014) |