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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Broussonetia |
| Species: | B. papyrifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Broussonetia papyrifera | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 構樹 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 构树 | ||||||||
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The paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera L.) is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Asia,[3] where its range includes mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, Myanmar, and India.[4] It is widely cultivated elsewhere and it grows as an introduced species in New Zealand, parts of Europe, the United States,[4] and Africa.[5] Other common names include tapa cloth tree.[4]
- ^ Shao, Q.; Zhao, L.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Broussonetia papyrifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49834580A147629611. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ K. Koch Dendrologie 2(2): 440 1873
- ^ Broussonetia papyrifera. Flora of North America.
- ^ a b c "Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry)". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Broussonetia papyrifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 December 2017.