Broussonetia

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plant genus taxon

Broussonetia is a small genus of deciduous trees and shrubs in the mulberry family, best known for the paper mulberry used traditionally for making paper and cloth.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Broussonetia papyrifera 2
Broussonetia kaempferi 1
Broussonetia kazinoki 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo mulberry family ⓘ
bestKnownFor paper mulberry ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
Rosids ⓘ
commonName paper mulberries ⓘ
economicImportance fiber crop ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ
family Moraceae ⓘ
fiberSourceFor bark cloth ⓘ
traditional East Asian paper ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 18th century ⓘ
genusOf deciduous shrubs ⓘ
deciduous trees ⓘ
habitat subtropical regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
hasFruitType multiple fruit ⓘ
hasGrowthForm shrub ⓘ
tree ⓘ
includesSpecies Broussonetia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Broussonetia kaempferi

Broussonetia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Broussonetia kazinoki

Broussonetia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Broussonetia papyrifera
introducedTo many other regions outside its native range ⓘ
isInvasiveIn some non-native regions ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType deciduous ⓘ
namedAfter Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet ⓘ
nativeTo China ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Korea

Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan
order Rosales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction flowering plant ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
usedFor cloth production ⓘ
fiber production ⓘ
paper production ⓘ
traditional textiles ⓘ
woodUsedFor pulp ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moraceae → contains → Broussonetia ⓘ
Broussonetia → includesSpecies → Broussonetia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broussonetia papyrifera
Broussonetia → includesSpecies → Broussonetia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broussonetia kazinoki
Broussonetia → includesSpecies → Broussonetia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broussonetia kaempferi
Moraceae → notableMember → Broussonetia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broussonetia papyrifera