''Morus macroura'', also known as the king white mulberry, shahtoot mulberry, Tibetan mulberry, or long mulberry is a flowering plant species in the genus '' Morus'' found in

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, the

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, mountainous area of

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. It is a medium-sized tree, with a spreading canopy which grows with a weeping habit. Ripe fruit is white, pink or red, and is described as honey-sweet.

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macroura Plants described in 1851 Trees of China Trees of the Indian subcontinent Trees of Indo-China Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{moraceae-stub