Morinda citrifolia

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: Morinda citrifolia

Name

Morinda citrifolia L., (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Samama citrifolia (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 297 (1891).

• Heterotypic
  • Morinda angustifolia Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 147 (1821), [[nom. illeg.]]
  • Morinda aspera Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 420 (1834).
  • Morinda bracteata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 198 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Morinda chachuca Buch.-Ham., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 536 (1822).
  • Morinda chrysorhiza (Thonn.) DC., Prodr. 4: 450 (1830).
  • Morinda citrifolia f. potteri (O.Deg.) H.St.John, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 111: 482 (1984).
  • Morinda citrifolia var. bracteata (Roxb.) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 46(2): 151 (1877).
  • Morinda citrifolia var. elliptica Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 156 (1880).
  • Morinda citrifolia var. potteri O.Deg., Nat. S. Pac. Exped.: 296 (1949).
  • Morinda coreia var. stenophylla (Spreng.) Chandrab. in M.Chandrabose & N.C.Nair, Fl. Coimbatore: 142 (1988).
  • Morinda elliptica (Hook.f.) Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 86 (1918).
  • Morinda ligulata Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 105 (1845).
  • Morinda littoralis Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2: 109 (1845).
  • Morinda macrophylla Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 404 (1829).
  • Morinda mudia Buch.-Ham., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 536 (1822).
  • Morinda multiflora Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 200 (1824).
  • Morinda nodosa Buch.-Ham., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 537 (1822).
  • Morinda quadrangularis G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 545 (1834).
  • Morinda stenophylla Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 749 (1824).
  • Morinda teysmanniana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 244 (1857).
  • Morinda tinctoria Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 20 (1790).
  • Morinda tinctoria var. aspera (Wight & Arn.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 156 (1880).
  • Morinda tinctoria var. multiflora (Roxb.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 156 (1880).
  • Morinda tomentosa B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp.: 147 (1821).
  • Morinda zollingeriana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 243 (1857).
  • Platanocephalus orientalis Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 349 (1766).
  • Psychotria chrysorhiza Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 111 (1827).
  • Sarcocephalus leichhardtii F.Muell., Essay Pl. Burdek: 12 (1860).

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Morinda citrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 176. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Morinda citrifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Basa Ugi: ᨅᨍ (bajá)
English: great morinda, Indian mulberry, nunaakai (Tamil Nadu, India) , dog dumpling (Barbados), mengkudu (Malaysia), beach mulberry, cheese fruit, noni
español: noni
suomi: Noni
français: nono, pomme-chien
Nederlands: Indische moerbei, noni

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