Morus mesozygia

Morus mesozygia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Morus
Species:	M. mesozygia
Binomial name
	Morus mesozygia; Stapf

Morus mesozygia, known as black mulberry or African mulberry, is a small to medium sized forest tree of Tropical Africa. Its leaves and fruit provide food for the mantled guereza, a colobus monkey native to much of Tropical Africa,^[1] and for the common chimpanzee of West and Central Africa. It is also a commercial hardwood.

The trees can be found in Ngogo in Kibale National Park in Uganda where they are food source for chimpanzees.[1]

References[]

^ Fashing, Peter J. (2001). "Feeding Ecology of Guerezas in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya: The Importance of Moraceae Fruit in Their Diet". International Journal of Primatology. 22 (4): 579–609. doi:10.1023/A:1010737601922. S2CID 22693241.

External links[]

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Morus mesozygia". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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[1] Fashing, Peter J. (2001). "Feeding Ecology of Guerezas in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya: The Importance of Moraceae Fruit in Their Diet". International Journal of Primatology. 22 (4): 579–609. doi:10.1023/A:1010737601922. S2CID 22693241.

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