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list of plants in the family Moraceae
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list of plants in the family Moraceae

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The mulberry family (Moraceae) comprises about 40 genera and some 1,000 species of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. Plants of the family contain a milky latex and generally feature unusual fruits formed by the fusion of the ovaries of many flowers. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in the family Moraceae, arranged alphabetically by common name or genus.

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