Maclura cochinchinensis

Maclura cochinchinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Maclura
Species:	M. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner
Synonyms [1]
List Cudrania cochinchinensis(Lour.) Yakuro Kudo & Masam. Vanieria cochinchinensisLour. Cudrania spinosusKuntze Cudrania acuminataMiq. Cudrania amboinensis(Blume) Miq. Cudrania cambodianaGagnep. Cudrania cochinchinensis var. gerontogea(Siebold & Zucc.) Kudô & Masam. Cudrania grandifoliaMerr. Cudrania integraF.T.Wang & Tang Cudrania javanensisTrécul Cudrania javanensis var. bancroftiiF.M.Bailey Cudrania obovataTrécul Cudrania rectispinaHance Cudrania rumphiiThwaites Cudrania sumatranaMiq. Cudrania thoreliiGagnep. Maclura amboinensisBlume Maclura amboinensis var. paucinerviaCorner Maclura calcar-galliLodd. ex Voigt Maclura cochinchinensis var. bancroftii(F.M.Bailey) Corner Maclura cochinchinensis var. gerontogea(Siebold & Zucc.) H.Ohashi Maclura gerontogeaSiebold & Zucc. Maclura javanicaBlume Maclura thorelii(Gagnep.) Corner Maclura timorensisBlume Morus calcar-galliA.Cunn. ex Loudon Morus cudranusBuch.-Ham. ex Wall. Morus tinctoriaBlanco Plecospermum cuneifoliumThwaites Plecospermum spinosum var. javanensisTrécul Trophis fruticosaHook. & Arn. Trophis spinosaBlume Vanieria alternifoliaStokes Vanieria cochinchinensis var. gerontogea(Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai Boehmeria cochinchinensisPers. Procris cochinchinensisSpreng.

Maclura cochinchinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae . ^{[1] [2]} This vine or scrambling shrub is sometimes referred to by the common name cockspur thorn. The native range extends from China, through Malesia and into Queensland and northern New South Wales. ^[3] The species inhabits various types of tropical forest: most commonly in monsoon forests. ^[4] The globular, yellow or orange fruit are sweet and edible and were a traditional food source for Australian Aborigines. ^[5]

References

1. "Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
2. "Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
3. "Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 16 Mar 2013.
4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Maclura cochinchinensis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 6 June 2021.
5. Cribb, A.B. & Cribb, J.W. (1975) Wild Food in Australia. Sydney: Collins