The record is currently held by the white mulberry tree, with flower movement taking 25 microseconds, as pollen is catapulted from the stamens at velocities in excess of half the speed of sound near the theoretical physical limits for movements in plants.
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Mulberry leaves, particularly those of the white mulberry, are ecologically important as the sole food source of the silkworm ( " Bombyx mori ", named after the mulberry genus " Morus " ), the sycamore moth & mdash; also sometimes eat the plant.
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The formulas, with ingredients including yellow root, apricot seed, white mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum, have been used on patients against mild flu, similar to the usage of Vitamin C in the Western world, said Alice Wong, managing director of drugmaker Eu Yan Sang Hong Kong.
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The edible fruit is dark purple, almost black, when ripe, long, a compound cluster of several small drupes; it is richly flavoured, similar to the red mulberry ( " Morus rubra " ) but unlike the more insipid fruit of the white mulberry ( " Morus alba " ).
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Other plants Simmons suggests gardeners avoid, as they may eventually become problems here, include kiwi vine, rugosa rose, Japanese and common hedge privet, Japanese hops, creeping buttercup, chervil ( Anthriscus sylvestris ), Lysimachia nummularia, silver lace vine, sycamore maple, tree of heaven, wild thyme, white mulberry and Western catalpa trees, and Myosotis scorpioides.
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The most common species of flora are " Dalbergia sissoo " ( Sheesham ) and " Acacia nilotica " ( Kikar ), both members of the Fabaceae and native to the Indian subcontinent . " Morus alba " ( white mulberry ) was also introduced to the plantation and became popular in cultivation throughout South Asia.
