Broussonetia papyrifera

TaxID: 172644

Basic Information

Broussonetia papyrifera

Paper Mulberry, paper mulberry

The paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera L.) is a species of flowering tree in the family Moraceae. It is native to East and Southeast Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Taiwan. It is widely cultivated elsewhere as an introduced species in New Zealand, parts of Europe, the United States, and Africa. The tree is valued for its versatile uses. Its inner bark is traditionally processed into barkcloth and is also an important raw material in papermaking. Other common names include aute and tapa cloth tree. The specific Latin epithet papyrifera describes the use of its barks for papermaking.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Rosales

Moraceae

Broussonetia

papyrifera

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Photos (5 photos)

Broussonetia papyrifera
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(c) Penlock Chen@BY-NC
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Broussonetia papyrifera
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (28 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2025
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2025
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2025
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2025
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2025
Germany IAS of Union concern 2025
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2025
Spain IAS of Union concern 2025
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2025
Finland IAS of Union concern 2025
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Distribution (91 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Bosnia and Herzegovina Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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