Jangli Toot / Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
Also known as Tapacloth Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Broussonetia papyrifera
- Genus
- Broussonetia
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- East Asia
- Distribution
- India, Malesia, China and Japan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंगली तूत Jangli toot
- Kannada
- kaagda, kaagada uppu naerale
- Malayalam
- പേപ്പർ മൾബെറി
About Jangli Toot
Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. Native to East Asia, it is distributed across India, Malesia, China and Japan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-February.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Jangli Toot belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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