Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Rosales (124)
Family: Moraceae (29)(family description)
Genus: Cudrania (2)
Epithet: cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kudô & Masam. (4)
Synonyms: Boehmeria cochinchinensis Pers., Broussonetia tinctoria Blanco, Cudrania acuminata Miq., Cudrania amboinensis (Blume) Miq., Cudrania cambodiana Gagnep., Cudrania cochinchinensis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Kudo & Masamune, Cudrania grandifolia Merr., Cudrania integra F.T.Wang & Tang, Cudrania javanensis Trécul, Cudrania jingdongensis S.S.Chang, Cudrania jinghongensis S.S.Chang, Cudrania obovata Trécul, Cudrania pubescens Trécul, Cudrania rectispina Hance, Cudrania rumphii Thwaites, Cudrania spinosa (Blume) Hochr., Cudrania spinosus Kuntze, Cudrania sumatrana Miq., Cudrania thorelii Gagnep., Cudranus rumphii Thwaites, Cudranus spinosus Kuntze, Maclura amboinensis Blume, Maclura calcar-galli Lodd., Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner, Maclura gerontogea Siebold & Zucc., Maclura javanica Blume, Maclura pubescens (Trécul) Z.K.Zhou & M.G.Gilbert, Maclura thorelii (Gagnep.) Corner, Maclura timorensis Blume, Morus calcar-galli A.Cunn., Morus cudranus Buch.-Ham., Morus tinctoria Blanco, Plecospermum cuneifolium Thwaites, Plecospermum spinosum Trécul, Procris cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng., Trophis fruticosa Hook. & Arn., Trophis spinosa Blume, Vanieria alternifolia Stokes, Vanieria cochinchinensis Lour., Vanieria pubescens (Trécul) Chun
acuminata => long pointed
alternifolia => having alternate leaves
cochinchinensis => from Cochinchina (old name for various southern regions of Vietnam)
fruticosa => shrubby, bushy
grandifolia => large leaved
integra => entire, whole
javanica => from Java, Indonesia
obovata => egg-shaped
pubescens => downy, slightly hairy
spinosa => having spines or thorns
spinosus => having spines or thorns
sumatrana => from Sumatra, Indonesia
tinctoria => used for dyeing.