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Moraceae FAMILY

Morus celtidifolia

Morus celtidifolia

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Morus celtidifolia is a deciduous shrub or a tree usually growing around 4 - 15 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres, with a bole up to 30cm in diameter[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet , 1922 Title Gunneraceae Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph 109 Author Mora-Osejo L.E., Pabón-Mora N. & González F. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden Press; New York Year 2011 ISBN 978-0-89327-508-2 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. The plant has been cultivated in the past as a fruit crop, though it is little grown at present.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
HabitatRocky stream banks or in moist forest; at elevations from 250 - 2,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. Quercus-Juniper forest, gallery forest and deciduous tropical forest; at elevations from 1,400 - 2,200 metres[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ].