According to POWO, *Morus indica *L. is the accepted name. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:854652-1 Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 9:59 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQYpD%2BcequSsdAp8nxr9yO9EdyQG3E%3DeEK0yW%3DQYxJ0nA%40mail.gmail.com.
