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Broussonetia papyrifera
Paper mulberry
As recorded: Morus australis Poir.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Moran, R.
- Collector number
- 4965
- Date
- March 5, 1955
- Locality
- Kadena Air Base
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Walker, E.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1955, Moran, R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Broussonetia papyrifera observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24,271 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Gainesville, FL, USA
(c) annabarker1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
West District, Chiayi City, TW
(c) 黎源哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Xietu Road, Shanghai, CN
(c) Mauricio Díaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
臺灣島, 溪湖鎮, 彰化縣, TW
(c) 巫炘哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
N Eastern Blvd, Montgomery, AL, US
(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Winnsboro
(c) sklamermer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Broussonetia papyrifera. BISH 162944. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956699113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/162944.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956699113 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
