- Morus mesozygia
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Morus mesozygia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Tribe: Moreae Genus: Morus Species: M. mesozygia Binomial name Morus mesozygia
StapfMorus 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.
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