MORACEAE


'Moraceae' is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mulberry family. It comprises about 40 genera and over 1000 species of plants widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less common in temperate climates. Included are well-known plants like the fig, banyan, breadfruit, mulberry, and osage-orange.
;Genera

★ ''Antiaris''
★ ''Antiaropsis''
★ ''Artocarpus'' - Breadfruit, Jackfruit
★ ''Bagassa''
★ ''Batocarpus''
★ ''Bosqueiopsis''
★ ''Brosimum'' - Breadnut
★ ''Broussonetia'' - Paper Mulberry
★ ''Castilla''
★ ''Clarisia''
★ ''Craterogyne''
★ ''Cudrania''
★ ''Dorstenia''
★ ''Fatoua''
★ ''Ficus'' - Fig, Banyan
★ ''Helianthostylis''
★ ''Helicostylis''
★ ''Hullettia''
★ ''Maclura'' - Osage-orange
★ ''Maquira''
★ ''Mesogyne''
★ ''Metatrophis''
★ ''Milicia''
★ ''Morus'' - Mulberry
★ ''Naucleopsis''
★ ''Olmedia''
★ ''Olmediopsis''
★ ''Parartocarpus''
★ ''Perebia''
★ ''Poulsenia''
★ ''Prainea''
★ ''Pseudolmedia''
★ ''Scyphosyce''
★ ''Sorocea''
★ ''Sparattosyce''
★ ''Streblus''
★ ''Treculia''
★ ''Trilepisium''
★ ''Trophis''
★ ''Trymatococcus''
★ ''Utsetela''


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★ Moraceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.

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