Morinda (Rubiaceae)

Morinda citrifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Morindeae
Genus: Morinda
Species: M. angolensis – M. angustifolia – M. asteroscepa – M. bracteata – M. buchii – M. carnosa – M. chrysorhiza – M. citrifolia – M. coreia – M. corneri – M. fasciculata – M. hoffmannioides – M. hypotephra – M. intermedia – M. latibractea – M. leiantha – M. longiflora – M. longifolia – M. longipetiolata – M. longissima – M. lucida – M. mayorii – M. mefou – M. moaensis – M. morindoides – M. multinervis – M. nana – M. pacifica – M. panamensis – M. pandurifolia – M. pedunculata – M. persicifolia – M. piperiformis – M. pumila – M. ramosa – M. rosiflora – M. royoc – M. scabrida – M. schultzei – M. sessiliflora – M. titanophylla – M. turbacensis – M. undulata

Name

Morinda L., Sp. Pl. 1: 176 (1753)

• Type species: Morinda royoc L., Sp. Pl. 1: 176 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rojoc Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 146. (1763)
  • Appunettia R.D.Good, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 20. (1926)
  • Sarcopygme Setch. & Christoph., Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 11(5): 4 (1935)
  • Belicea Lundell, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 8: 86. (1942)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierre Leone, Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast Eastern Asia Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam Malesia Borneo, Cocos Islands, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Isle Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia Southwestern Pacific Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Southwest Caribbean, Windward Islands, Northern South America Venezuela Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 176. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Morinda (Rubiaceae) in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Apr 16.
• Razafimandimbison, S.G., McDowell, T.D., Halford, D.A. & Bremer B. 2009. Molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the tribe Morindeae (Rubiaceae–Rubioideae): how to circumscribe Morinda L. to be monophyletic? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52: 879–886. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.007 PDF Reference page. 
• Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2011. Nomenclatural changes and taxonomic notes in the tribe Morindeae (Rubiaceae). Adansonia, série 3, 33(2): 283–309. DOI: 10.5252/a2011n2a13 PDF Reference page. 
• Taylor, C.M. & Lorence, D.H., 2010. Rubiacearum americanarum magna hama pars XXII: Notable new species of South American Coutarea, Morinda, Patima, and Rosenbergiodendron. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 20(1): 95-105. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Morinda in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Morinda in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Morinda. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Morinda. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2018.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: মোরিন্দা
বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী: মোরিন্দা
suomi: Nonit
перем коми: Моринда
коми: Моринда
മലയാളം: മൊറിൻഡ
кырык мары: Моринда
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ရဲယိုပင်
नेपाल भाषा: मोरिन्दा
தமிழ்: நுணா (பேரினம்)
ไทย: สกุลยอ
удмурт: Моринда
中文: 木巴戟属, 巴戟天属
中文（简体）: 巴戟天属

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