Morus mongolica is a perennial woody tree. The mature plant grows to about 8 metres (26 feet) in height. The leaves of the tree are palmate, with mature dimensions ranging from 8–15 centimetres (3+1⁄4–6 inches) in length and 5–8 cm (2–3+1⁄4 in) in width.[5]
The flowers occur in inflorescences, both male and female.[1] The male inflorescences are about 3–4 cm (1+1⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) long and 7 millimetres (1⁄4 in) wide, whereas the female inflorescences are about 2 cm long and 7 mm wide; both have peduncles of about 1–1.5 cm.[1][5] Both the male and the female flowers are in groups of fours: four sepals, four petals, four stamen (for male flowers) and four carpels (for female flowers).[1] The tree blooms from March to April and fruits in April to May.[5]
The fruits are aggregate, and are dull red to black in color.[1] Each cluster is about 1–3 cm long with a 1 cm diameter, while the individual drupelets are about 3 mm in diameter.[1]
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Morus mongolica (dried) University of Vienna Institute for Botany Herbarium 2
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Morus mongolica (dried) University of Vienna Institute for Botany Herbarium 1
Chemistry
Morus mongolica is known to have multiple flavonoid and phenolic compounds.[8][9][10][11] These compounds can be found in the fruits,[10] leaves,[9] and bark.[12]
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^ abZhang, Xiao-Qi; Jing, Ying; Wang, Guo-Cai; Wang, Ying; Zhao, Hui-Nan; Ye, Wen-Cai (October 2010). "Four new flavonoids from the leaves of Morus mongolica". Fitoterapia. 81 (7): 813–815. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2010.04.010. ISSN0367-326X. PMID20450963.
^Huang, Lian; Fuchino, Hiroyuki; Kawahara, Nobuo; Narukawa, Yuji; Hada, Noriyasu; Kiuchi, Fumiyuki (October 2016). "Application of a new method, orthogonal projection to latent structure (OPLS) combined with principal component analysis (PCA), to screening of prostaglandin E2 production inhibitory flavonoids in Scutellaria Root". Journal of Natural Medicines. 70 (4): 731–739. doi:10.1007/s11418-016-1004-2. ISSN1340-3443. PMID27164908. S2CID15105430.
^Shi, Ya-Qin; Fukai, Toshio; Sakagami, Hiroshi; Chang, Wen-Jin; Yang, Pei-Quan; Wang, Feng-Peng; Nomura, Taro (February 2001). "Cytotoxic Flavonoids with Isoprenoid Groups from Morus mongolica". Journal of Natural Products. 64 (2): 181–188. doi:10.1021/np000317c. ISSN0163-3864. PMID11429996.
^Niemelä, Pekka; Tuomi, Juha (1987). "Does the Leaf Morphology of Some Plants Mimic Caterpillar Damage?". Oikos. 50 (2): 256–257. doi:10.2307/3566009. ISSN0030-1299. JSTOR3566009.