Morus mesozygia

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.

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

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

References

  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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