Its taxonomy seems quite confusing. Checklist of Nepal <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=121220> only gives *Morus* *australis* Poir. <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200006380> out of the two, with no syn.
Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=121220> gives *Morus australis* Poiret in Desrousseaux et al. <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006380> with *M*. *alba* Linnaeus var. *indica* Bureau as syn. among others (with remarks that *this species is closely related to Morus indica Linnaeus, and some authors have considered them conspecific*. Varieties have been recognized on the basis of differences in leaf form, particularly the degree of division. Deeply divided leaves are characteristic of juvenile growth in a number of genera in the Moraceae and other families, and it does not seem advisable to give such material formal names, at least without more detailed population studies.) Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006379> treats *Morus alba* Linnaeus as a distinct species. In view, Flora of Pakistan <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=121220> giving *Morus alba* L. with *Morus* *indica* L. <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242423347> as a syn. may not be correct. Catalogue of Life <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/afe0adf96262db7c649e8b06ae14b393> gives as *Morus alba *var. *indica* (L.) Bur. (syn: *Morus alba* Bur.; *Morus cashmeriana* Royle; *Morus cuspidata* Wall.; *Morus indica* L.; *Morus laciniata* Noronha; *Morus latifolia* Poir.; *Morus parvifolia* Royle) Catalogue of Life <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/8377dff92cd8e0bbb6c7e419d6924447> gives *Morus australis *Poir. as a different species without giving *M*. *alba* Linnaeus var. *indica* Bureau as a syn. In view of all this I prefer to take posted plant as Morus alba var. indica <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/m/moraceae/morus/morus-alba>, to which it matches. On 30 April 2018 at 18:32, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Members, > > Location: Godawari, Nepal > Date: 18 April 2018 > Altitude: 5000 ft. > Habit:Cultivated > > Morus australis Poir. ?? > or M.alba ??? > > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2975 members & 2,90,000 messages on 31.3.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
