Family · Rosids
Moraceae
Figs, mulberry, breadfruit
Mulberry family: often latex-bearing trees with tiny flowers in fleshy clusters, including figs, mulberries and breadfruit.
- Accepted species
- 1,316accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 47accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈42 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Ficus (fig)
- Morus (mulberry)
- Artocarpus (jackfruit)
Genera
Ficus893 spp.
Dorstenia123 spp.
Artocarpus76 spp.
Naucleopsis25 spp.
Sorocea22 spp.
Brosimum19 spp.
Morus17 spp.
Maclura13 spp.
Paratrophis12 spp.
Pseudolmedia11 spp.
Perebea10 spp.
Helicostylis8 spp.
Taxotrophis6 spp.
Broussonetia5 spp.
Streblus5 spp.
Treculia5 spp.
Trophis5 spp.
Allaeanthus4 spp.
Clarisia4 spp.
Hijmania4 spp.
Maquira4 spp.
Batocarpus3 spp.
Bleekrodea3 spp.
Castilla3 spp.
Fatoua3 spp.
Scyphosyce3 spp.
Ampalis2 spp.
Antiaropsis2 spp.
Hullettia2 spp.
Maillardia2 spp.
Milicia2 spp.
Parartocarpus2 spp.
Sparattosyce2 spp.
Trilepisium2 spp.
Utsetela2 spp.
Afromorus1 spp.
Antiaris1 spp.
Bagassa1 spp.
Bosqueiopsis1 spp.
Calaunia1 spp.
Malaisia1 spp.
Mesogyne1 spp.
Olmedia1 spp.
Poulsenia1 spp.
Pseudostreblus1 spp.
Sloetia1 spp.
Sloetiopsis1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical626
- Southern America361
- Africa206
- Asia-Temperate167
- Pacific73
- Northern America62
- Australasia55
- Europe1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Moraceae sits in the order Rosales.
- RosaceaeRoses, apple, cherry, strawberry5,936
- UrticaceaeNettles2,128
- RhamnaceaeBuckthorn, jujube, ceanothus1,230
- CannabaceaeHemp, hops, hackberry122
- ElaeagnaceaeOleaster, sea buckthorn107
- UlmaceaeElms65
- Dirachmaceae2
- Barbeyaceae1