Moraceae
E12373
Moraceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Rosales that includes figs, mulberries, and breadfruit, many of which are known for their milky latex and economic importance.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
flowers usually lack petals or have reduced perianth
ⓘ
fruit often a multiple or aggregate fruit ⓘ often has unisexual flowers ⓘ presence of milky latex ⓘ |
| class |
Eudicots
ⓘ
surface form:
Magnoliopsida
|
| commonName | mulberry family ⓘ |
| contains |
Antiaris
ⓘ
Artocarpus ⓘ Bagassa ⓘ Broussonetia ⓘ Castilla ⓘ Cecropia ⓘ Dorstenia ⓘ Fatoua ⓘ Ficus ⓘ Humulus ⓘ Maclura ⓘ Milicia ⓘ Morus ⓘ Sorocea ⓘ Trophis ⓘ |
| distribution |
also present in subtropical regions
ⓘ
cosmopolitan in tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
edible fruits such as breadfruit
ⓘ
edible fruits such as figs ⓘ edible fruits such as mulberries ⓘ fodder plants ⓘ latex production ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| growthForm |
herbs
ⓘ
lianas ⓘ shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Artocarpus
ⓘ
surface form:
Artocarpus altilis
Artocarpus ⓘ
surface form:
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Broussonetia ⓘ
surface form:
Broussonetia papyrifera
Ficus carica ⓘ Morus ⓘ
surface form:
Morus alba
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | primarily by insects ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Morus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
food production
ⓘ
paper and fiber production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.