Morinda (Rubiaceae)

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL 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.
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