Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 986 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in China."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 152 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Moraceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 60-61, Fig. 6G [secondary reference]

common name: White Mulberry [n/a]

Kameswara Rao, C. & Jarvis, C.E (1986), Lectotypification, taxonomy and nomenclature of Morus alba, M. tatarica and M. indica (Moraceae). Taxon 35: 705 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Browicz (1982) has cited 1112.1 LINN as "typus" but without distinguishing between the specimens on the sheet. We designate the specimen at the upper left region of the sheet as the lectotype of M. alba L."

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Moraceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 347 [secondary reference]

common name: White Mulberry [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 63 APC [secondary reference]

common name: White Mulberry [n/a]

• APC Comment: An occasional escape from cultivation in mainland Australia. Naturalised on LHI.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised)

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Moraceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 347 [secondary reference]

common name: White Mulberry [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 332 [secondary reference]

common name: White Mulberry [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Moraceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 117 [secondary reference]

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