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For the town in Punjab, India, see Morinda, Rupnagar.
Morinda Morinda citrifolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Subfamily: Rubioideae Tribe: Morindeae[1] Genus: Morinda
L.[2]Species See text.
Synonyms Belicia Lundell
Bellynkxia Müll.Arg.
Gutenbergia Walp., orth. var.
Guttenbergia Zoll. & Moritzi
Imantina Hook.f.
Pogonanthus Montrouz.
Rojoc Adans.
Sphaerophora Blume
Stigmanthus Lour.
Stigmatanthus Roem. & Schult.[2]Morinda is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae.[2] The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus, meaning "mulberry," and indica, meaning "of India," referring to the shape of the fruits. [3]
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Description
It comprises approximately 80 species, distributed in all tropical regions of the world. These species may be trees, shrubs or vines; some, like Morinda citrifolia, are trees that very much resemble vines. All Morinda species bear aggregate or multiple fruits[4] that can be fleshy (like with Morinda citrifolia) or dry.
Most species of this genus originate in the area of Borneo, New Guinea, Northern Australia, and New Caledonia.
Morinda is used as a herb in Traditional Japanese, Korean and Chinese Medicine. In Chinese medicine, the root of morinda is known as 巴戟天 or simply 巴戟.
Selected species
- Morinda angustifolia
- Morinda asperula Standl.
- Morinda asteroscepa K.Schum. (Malawi, Tanzania)
- Morinda citrifolia L. – Great Morinda, Noni, Aal (Southeast Asia)
- 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
- Morinda lucida Benth.
- Morinda morindoides (Baker) Milne-Redh.
- Morinda nana
- Morinda officinalis F.C.How (China)
- Morinda panamensis Seem.
- Morinda parvifolia
- Morinda pubescens
- Morinda royoc L.
- Morinda tinctoria Roxb.
- Morinda trimera Hillebr. – Noni kuahiwi[5] (Hawaii)
- Morinda umbellata L.
- Morinda yucatanensis Greenm.[6]
Formerly placed here
- Psychotria muscosa (Jacq.) Steyerm. (as Morinda muscosa Jacq.)[6]
References
- ^ "Genus Morinda". Taxonomy. UniProt. http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/43521. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ a b c "Genus: Morinda L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7805. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1730. ISBN 9780849326776. http://books.google.com/?id=kaN-hLL-3qEC.
- ^ Sambamurty, A.V.S.S. (2005). Taxonomy of Angiosperms. I. K. International Pvt Ltd. p. 404. ISBN 9788188237166. http://books.google.com/books?id=FrdidPp6HuAC.
- ^ "Morinda". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35070. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Morinda". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7805. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
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