Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Morus nigra L.
Family Name	Moraceae
Common Name	white mulberry, silkworm mulberry
Tamil Name	மல்பெரி
Life Form	Shrub
Distribution	Canada, China, India, United States of America.
Botanical Distribution	Habit: A large, deciduous shrub Leaves: Ovate, thin, cordate, acute, serrate, often lobed, stipules small Flower: Monoecious, Male flowers in short spike Perianth: Male flower sepals 4, stamens 4, rudimentary ovary present. Female flowers sepals 4. Fruit: fleshy and enlarged in fruits. Seeds: Sorosis small, oblong
Flowering and Fruiting	February-March
Key Compounds	phenolic acids, flavonoids
Medicinal Use	improve eyesight, nourish the liver, repel wind, and clear heat
At the Campus	backside of the Zoology Department