Cudrania tricuspidata

Taxobox
name = "Cudrania tricuspidata"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Moraceae
genus = "Cudrania"
species = "C. tricuspidata"
binomial = "Cudrania tricuspidata"
binomial_authority = (Carrière) Bureau
synonyms = "Maclura tricuspidata" Carrière "Cudrania triloba" Hance "Vaniera tricuspidata" Hu

"Cudrania tricuspidata" is a tree native to East Asia, occasionally grown for its fruit, somewhat similar to that of the related mulberry ("Morus" spp.). It is also known by common names including cudrang, mandarin melon berry, silkworm thorn, zhe or che (zh-cp|c=柘|p=zhè), and Chinese mulberry (but not to be confused with "Morus australis" also known by that name). It grows up to 6 m high.

The Tanzhe Temple west of Beijing, China is named for this tree.

External links

* [http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/che.html California Rare Fruit Growers (with fruit photo)]
* [http://www.nju.edu.cn/njuc/plantsweb/species/sangke/zheshu.htm Nanjing University Plant Resources Network (in Chinese, with photo)]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Cudrania+tricuspidata&CAN=COMIND Plants for a Future database]