English: Mulberry family; Fig family.
Botany: 40 genera; 1150 species.
Region: worldwide tropical.
Habitat: tropical, Morus and Broussonti temperate.
Content: rubbery milk.
TaxonomyIn the
Plant theory Moraceae in
Subphase 5.
Moraceae are mostly trees.
TribesArtocarpeae: Artocarpus; Batocarpus; Clarisia; Hullettia; Parartocarpus; Prainea; Treculia.
Artocarpeae:- Perianth connate, that of adjacent flower adnate in the middle portion completely staminate flowers, two stamens- e.g. Artocarpus sp.
Castilleae; Antiaris; Antiaropsis; Castilla; Helicostylis; Maquira; Mesogyne; Naucleopsis; Perebea; Poulsenia; Pseudolmedia; Sparattosyce.
Castilleae:- Branches spreading, inflorescence involucrate, unisexual, discoid to urceolate, staminate flower, carpellate flowers bracts are absent. e.g. Castilla sp.
Dorstenieae; Bosqueiopsis; Brosimum; Dorstenia; Helianthostylis; Scyphosyce; Trilepisium; Trymatococcus; Utsetela.
Dorstenieae:- Herbs, staminate flowers, perianth connate, filament straight, carpellate flower e.g. Dorstenia sp.
Ficaea: Ficus.Ficeae:- Habit various, leaves opposite, inflorescence is syconium, pollination by wasp, flower trimerous, staminate flowers, bracts not peltate, stamens two, carpellate flowers, style branches unequal. E.g. Fig sp
Moreae: Bagassa; Bleekrodea; Broussonetia; Fatoua; Maclura; Milicia; Morus; Sorocea; Streblus; Trophis.
Moreae: Staminate flower:( Bract not peltate filament straight) e.g. Morus sp.
Maclureae:- Habit vigorous, axillary thorns, inflorescence with golden dye, staminate flowers, bracts not peltate, filaments straight, pistillate flower. E.g. Maclura sp.