MORUS MURRAYANA (MORACEAE): A NEW MULBERRY FROM EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

ABSTRACT Mulberry trees (Morus: Moraceae) growing in relatively undisturbed, open woodland areas of western Kentucky exhibit exceptionally large leaves (blades often >15 cm long). Fruit size is also longer than reported for other species, and leaf vein patterns are unique. KEY WORDS: Morus, Moraceae, mulberry, murrayana, Kentucky, internal transcribed spacer, ITS Mulberry trees (Morus L.: Moraceae) in western Kentucky and the surrounding states, identified as M. rubra L., were observed with exceptionally large leaves. In a search of plant key