Taxon: Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner

Summary

Genus:

Maclura

Section:

Cudrania

Series:

Connatae

Family:

Moraceae

Tribe:

Chlorophoreae

Nomen number:

416047

Place of publication:

Gard. Bull. Singapore 19:239. 1962

Verified:

01/26/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Vanieria cochinchinensis Lour.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cudrania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kudô & Masam.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cudrania javanensis Trécul

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Berg, C. C. 1986. The delimitation and subdivision of the genus Maclura (Moraceae). Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., C 89C:245.
Cunningham, A. B. et al. . 2021. The Soga Saga: The potential of Maclura cochinchinensis (Moraceae) as an eco–friendly dye in Indonesia. Econ. Bot. 75:234-252. DOI: 10.1007/s12231-021-09536-1.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Gardner, E. M. et al. 2017. Phylogeny and biogeography of Maclura (Moraceae) and the origin of an anachronistic fruit. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 117:49-59. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.021.
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: as Cudrania cochinchinensis
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Sainz-Hernández, J. C. et al. . 2023. Biological application of the allopathic characteristics of the genus Maclura: A Review. Plants. OAJ. 12:3480. DOI: 10.3390/plants12193480.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	cockspurthorn			1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Transcribed Chinese	gou ji			2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	w.	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: as Cudrania cochinchinensis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: as Cudrania cochinchinensis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: as Cudrania cochinchinensis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales	e.	George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland	e.	George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1	Native	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu (w.), Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (e.), Queensland (e.)]

Pacific

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia

Reference(s)

Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: as Cudrania cochinchinensis
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	as dource of morin, a yellow dye	Cunningham, A. B. et al. . 2021. The Soga Saga: The potential of Maclura cochinchinensis (Moraceae) as an eco–friendly dye in Indonesia. Econ. Bot. 75:234-252. DOI: 10.1007/s12231-021-09536-1.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=416047. Accessed 15 April 2026.