Morinda 

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Eudicots > Asterids > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Morinda

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Plant  information

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Etymology:   

• The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus "mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and indica, meaning "of India"

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• All Morinda species bear aggregate or multiple fruits that can be fleshy (like Morinda citrifolia) or dry

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•  Trees, shrubs or vines

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Distribution:                  

• All tropical regions of the world

• Most species of this genus originate in the area of Borneo, New Guinea, Northern Australia and New Caledonia

Species:                     

• World:            80 

• Australia:      

Additional notes:     

• Use

  • In traditional Japanese, Korean and Chinese medicine, Morinda citrifolia is considered to be a herb with biological properties

  • There is no confirmed evidence of clinical efficacy

• Fossil record

  • The first fossil record for genus Morinda is from fruit of Morinda chinensis found in coal dated from the Eocene 56 to 33.9 million years ago in the Changchang Basin of Hainan Island, South China

• Selected species

  • Morinda angustifolia Roxb.

  • Morinda asperula Standl.

  • Morinda asteroscepa K.Schum. (Malawi, Tanzania)

  • Morinda citrifolia L. – Noni, great morinda, aal (Indian Ocean)

  • Morinda citrifolia var. bracteata (Roxb.) Hook.f.

  • Morinda citrifolia var. citrifolia L.

  • Morinda fasciculata Benth. (Ecuador)

  • Morinda jasminoides A.Cunn. – Sweet morinda (Eastern Australia)

  • Morinda longiflora G.Don

  • Morinda lucida Benth.

  • Morinda morindoides (Baker) Milne-Redh.

  • Morinda nana Craib

  • Morinda officinalis F.C.How (China)

  • Morinda persicifolia Buch.-Ham.

  • Morinda panamensis Seem.

  • Morinda parvifolia Bartl. ex DC.

  • Morinda pubescens Sm.

  • Morinda royoc L.

  • Morinda tinctoria Roxb.

  • Morinda trimera Hillebr. – Noni kuahiwi[7] (Hawaii)

  • Morinda umbellata L.

  • Morinda yucatanensis Greenm.[8]

• Plants in the former genus Appunettia are now considered synonymous with Morinda

• Formerly placed here

  • Psychotria muscosa (Jacq.) Steyerm. (as Morinda muscosa Jacq.)

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morinda (2023)