Taxotrophis Taxoides
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''Taxotrophis taxoides''Kurz WS (1877) In: ''For. Fl. Burm. 2: 465'' is a species of plant in the family
Moraceae Moraceae is a family of flowering plants comprising about 48 genera and over 1100 species, and is commonly known as the mulberry or fig family. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their ...
, tribe Moreae. It is a medium-sized, spiny bush (as in its Vietnamese name ''duối gai'') found in the sub-canopy layer of Asian
tropical forest Tropical forests are forested ecoregions with tropical climates – that is, land areas approximately bounded by the Tropic of Cancer, tropics of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing ...
s. This species can be found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Hainan, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Java, the Maluku Islands, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. No subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...
. It is
dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...
, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q125573751 Moraceae Flora of Bangladesh Flora of Hainan Flora of India (region) Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Flora of Sri Lanka Dioecious plants Plants described in 1821