Morinda jasminoides

Sweet Morinda
Morinda jasminoides on a Lilli Pilli at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Morinda
Species:	M. jasminoides
Binomial name
Morinda jasminoides A.Cunn.

Morinda jasminoides, known as the Sweet Morinda or Jasmine Morinda, is a common climber growing in eucalyptus forests and rainforests of eastern Australia. There is a record of this plant in the far north of Western Australia^[1].

Sweet Morinda is a small plant in the forest understorey. The orange fruit is edible, but unpalatable to humans.

References

1. ^ http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7336

• http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Morinda~jasminoides
• http://www.survival.org.au/bf_morinda_jasminoides.php