Moraceae
EOL Text
Trees, shrubs or herbs (Dorstenia only), dioecious or monoecious; sap milky, very occasionally watery (e.g. in Ficus capreifolia). Stipules present. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite or subwhorled. Inflorescence unisexual or bisexual. Male flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; stamens 1-4. Female flowers: tepals 2-6 perianth 0; pistil 1; stigmas 1 or 2.
Foodplant / pathogen
Fusarium anamorph of Gibberella baccata infects and damages live, cankered shoot (young) of Moraceae
Remarks: season: summer
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Metabolites make wood durable: Bagassa guianensis tree
Tissues of the Bagassa guianensis tree increase its durability due to the presence of metabolites called stilbenoids.
"In order to explain the durability of the Moraceae plant family, phytochemistry of Bagassa guianensis was performed...18 secondary metabolites were isolated, including...8 stilbenoids...Previous studies suggest that stilbenoids are responsible for the natural durability of wood." (Royer et al. 2010: 1708)
"Stilbenes are known as fungicides, termicides and bactericides (Hart and Shrimpton, 1979; Likhitwitayawuid and Sritularak, 2001; Jayasinghe et al., 2004) and may also exhibit antioxidant properties." (Royer et al. 2010: 1711)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Royer M; Herbette G; Eparvier V; Beauchêne J; Thibaut B; Stien D. 2010. Secondary metabolites of Bagassa guianensis Aubl. wood: A study of the chemotaxonomy of the Moraceae family. Phytochemistry. 71: 1708–1713.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:2971
Specimens with Sequences:3492
Specimens with Barcodes:2256
Species:535
Species With Barcodes:523
Public Records:1793
Public Species:414
Public BINs:0
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 40 genera and over 1000 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates. The only synapomorphy within Moraceae is presence of laticifers and milky sap in all parenchymatous tissues, but generally useful field characters include two carpels sometimes with one reduced, compound inconspicuous flowers, and compound fruits.[2] Included are well-known plants such as the fig, banyan, breadfruit, mulberry, and Osage-orange. The 'flowers' of Moraceae are often pseudanthia (reduced inflorescences).
Classification[edit]
Formerly included within the now defunct order Urticales, recent molecular studies have resulted in its placement within Rosales in a clade called the urticalean rosids that also includes Ulmaceae, Celtidaceae, Cannabaceae and Urticaceae. Cecropia, which has variously been placed in Moraceae, Urticaceae, or their own family, Cecropiaceae, is now included in Urticaceae.[3]
Dioecy (having individuals with separate sexes) appears to be the primitive state in Moraceae.[4]Monoecy has evolved independently at least four times within the family.
Genera[edit]
The five tribes of Moraceae are: Artocarpeae;[5]Castilleae;[6]Dorstenieae;[7]Ficeae;[8] and Moreae.[9]
- Artocarpeae
- Artocarpus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Batocarpus H.Karst.
- Clarisia Ruiz & Pav.
- Hullettia King ex Hook.f.
- Parartocarpus Baill.
- Prainea King ex Hook.f.
- Treculia Decne. ex Trécul
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Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ Judd et al. (2008)
- ^ Sytsma et al. (2002)
- ^ Datwyler and Weiblen (2004)
- ^ GRIN. "Genera in GRIN for tribe Artocarpeae". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ GRIN. "Genera in GRIN for tribe Castilleae". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ GRIN. "Genera in GRIN for tribe Dorstenieae". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ GRIN. "Genera in GRIN for tribe Ficeae". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ GRIN. "Genera in GRIN for tribe Moreae". Retrieved November 26, 2012.
References[edit]
- Datwyler, Shannon L. & Weiblen, George D. (2004): On the origin of the fig:Phylogenetic relationships of Moraceae from ndhF sequences. American Journal of Botany 91(5): 767-777. PDF fulltext
- Judd, Walter S.; Campbell, Christopher S.; Kellogg, Elizabeth A.; Stevens, Peter F. & Donoghue, Michael J. (2008): Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA.
- Sytsma, Kenneth J.; Morawetz, Jeffery; Pires, J. Chris; Nepokroeff, Molly; Conti, Elena; Zjhra, Michelle; Hall, Jocelyn C. & Chase, Mark W. (2002): Urticalean rosids: Circumscription, rosid ancestry, and phylogenetics based on rbcL, trnL-F, and ndhF sequences. American Journal of Botany 89(9): 1531-1546. PDF fulltext
- Zerega, Nyree J. C.; Clement, Wendy L.; Datwyler, Shannon L. & Weiblen, George D. (2005): Biogroegraphy and divergence times in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37(2): 402-416. doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.004 PDF fulltext
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