✿Moraceae · Broussonetia

Jangli Toot / Paper Mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Also known as Tapacloth Tree

Treeoutdoor

Habit: Tree
Found in India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Broussonetia papyrifera
Genus: Broussonetia
Family: Moraceae
Habit: Tree
Found in India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Catkin
Fruit: Drupe

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. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.

Botanical family

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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