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Morus mesozygia Stapf [family MORACEAE]

Date Updated: 30 April 2005

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Morus mesozygia Stapf [family MORACEAE]
Common names
English African mulberry. French mûrier du Sénégal. SENEGAL: ‘CASAMANCE’ bo ab (Aub.; RS) DIOLA bo ab (AS fide JMD) bu lẽnkésur (JB) bu sélora (JB; K&A) fu saloba (JB) DIOLA (Fogny) bu lêkésur (K&A) NON ndõngosan (AS fide JMD; JB) SERER sand (sad) (auctt.) WOLOF samba (JMD; FB) sand (auctt.)
Uses
(fruit) Food: general (all parts) Medicines: generally healing (all parts) Medicines: pain-killers (all parts) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (all parts) Medicines: stomach troubles (fruit) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (leaf-bud) Medicines: venereal diseases (all parts) Medicines: malnutrition, debility Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended Agri-horticulture: hedges, markers Agri-horticulture: land conservation Agri-horticulture: shade-trees Products: building materials (bark) Products: fibre (bark) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. Products: carpentry and related applications Products: fuel and lighting Products: household, domestic and personal items Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc. Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Products
french: Mûrier du Sénégalenglish: Mulberry, Africanenglish: African mulberry
Description
A large tree up to 30 m tall, appreciably less in drier areas (Senegal: 10–12 m, 19) with bole short to 17 m long, straight, cylindrical, by 2 m girth bearing an ephemerally deciduous, dense rounded crown; of the northern (drier) side of the rain-forest i
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 7, 11, 14, 47, 83, 92, 98, 108, 132, 172, 182, 198, 233. 2. Ainslie, 1937: sp. no. 236. 3. Anon., s.d., a. 4. Aubréville, 1959: 1: 54–55. 5. Burtt-Davy & Hoyle, 1937: 80. 6. Busson, 1965: 110–1. 7. Dale & Greenway, 1961: 324, as
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Date Updated: 30 April 2005

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Morus mesozygia Stapf [family MORACEAE]
Common names
English African mulberry. French mûrier du Sénégal. SENEGAL: ‘CASAMANCE’ bo ab (Aub.; RS) DIOLA bo ab (AS fideJMD) bu lẽnkésur (JB) bu sélora (JB; K&A) fusaloba (JB) DIOLA (Fogny) bu lêkésur (K&A) NON ndõngosan (AS fide JMD; JB) SERER sand (sad)(auctt.) WOLOF samba (JMD; FB) sand (auctt.)
Uses
(fruit) Food: general (all parts) Medicines: generally healing (allparts) Medicines: pain-killers (allparts) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (allparts) Medicines: stomach troubles (fruit) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (leaf-bud) Medicines: venereal diseases (allparts) Medicines: malnutrition, debility Agri-horticulture: ornamental, cultivated or partially tended Agri-horticulture: hedges, markers Agri-horticulture: land conservation Agri-horticulture: shade-trees Products: building materials (bark) Products: fibre (bark) Products: exudations-gums, resins, etc. Products: carpentry and related applications Products: fuel and lighting Products: household, domestic and personal items Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc. Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Products
french: Mûrier du Sénégalenglish: Mulberry, Africanenglish: African mulberry
Description
A large tree up to 30 m tall, appreciablyless in drier areas (Senegal: 10–12 m, 19) with bole short to17 m long, straight, cylindrical, by 2 m girth bearing anephemerally deciduous, dense rounded crown; of the northern (drier)side of the rain-forest i
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 7, 11, 14, 47, 83, 92, 98,108, 132, 172, 182, 198, 233. 2. Ainslie, 1937: sp. no. 236. 3.Anon., s.d., a. 4. Aubréville, 1959: 1: 54–55. 5.Burtt-Davy & Hoyle, 1937: 80. 6. Busson, 1965: 110–1. 7.Dale & Greenway, 1961: 324, as
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Morus mesozygia Stapf [family MORACEAE]
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