Commemorating William Maclure (1763–1840) American geologist.
Deciduous trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple, entire. Sexes on separate trees. Flowers axillary. Fruits compound, forming a bumpy orange-like ball.
1 species from America, Africa and Asia.
Source: (1997). Moraceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
