Morinda
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Morinda is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae.[1] The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus "mulberry", from the appearance of the fruits, and indica, meaning "of India".[2]
Description
Distributed in all tropical regions of the world, Morinda includes 80 species of trees, shrubs or vines. All Morinda species bear aggregate or multiple fruits that can be fleshy (like Morinda citrifolia) or dry.[3] Most species of this genus originate in the area of Borneo, New Guinea, Northern Australia and New Caledonia.
In traditional Japanese, Korean and Chinese medicine, Morinda citrifolia is considered to be a herb with biological properties, although there is no confirmed evidence of clinical efficacy.[4]
Fossil record
The first fossil record for genus Morinda is from fruit of Morinda chinensis found in coal dated from the Eocene Expression error: Unexpected round operator. Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Oligocene in the Changchang Basin of Hainan Island, South China.[5]
Species
Plants of the World Online[6] currently (2024) includes:
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- Morinda angolensis Template:Au
- Morinda angustifolia Template:Au
- Morinda asteroscepa Template:Au (Malawi, Tanzania)
- Morinda bracteata Template:Au (synonym M. citrifolia var. bracteata)
- Morinda buchii Template:Au
- Morinda carnosa Template:Au
- Morinda chrysorhiza Template:Au
- Morinda citrifolia Template:Au – Noni, great morinda, aal (Indian Ocean)
- Morinda corneri Template:Au
- Morinda elliptica Template:Au
- Morinda fasciculata Template:Au (Ecuador)
- Morinda hoffmannioides Template:Au
- Morinda latibractea Template:Au
- Morinda leiantha Template:Au
- Morinda longiflora Template:Au
- Morinda longipetiolata Template:Au
- Morinda longissima Template:Au
- Morinda lucida Template:Au
- Morinda mefou Template:Au
- Morinda moaensis Template:Au
- Morinda morindoides Template:Au
- Morinda nana Template:Au
- Morinda pacifica Template:Au
- Morinda panamensis Template:Au
- Morinda pedunculata Template:Au
- Morinda persicifolia Template:Au
- Morinda piperiformis Template:Au
- Morinda pubescens Template:Au (synonyms: Morinda coreia Template:Au, Morinda tinctoria Template:Au)
- Morinda ramosa Template:Au
- Morinda rosiflora Template:Au
- Morinda royoc Template:Au (synonym M. yucatanensis Greenm.[7])
- Morinda scabrida Template:Au
- Morinda schultzei Template:Au
- Morinda sessiliflora Template:Au
- Morinda talmyi Template:Au
- Morinda titanophylla Template:Au
- Morinda tomentosa Template:Au
- Morinda turbacensis Template:Au
- Morinda undulata Template:Au
Formerly placed here
- Morinda jasminoides A.Cunn. – Sweet morinda (from Eastern Australia) is a synonym of Gynochthodes jasminoides
- Morinda officinalis F.C.How (from China) is a synonym of Gynochthodes officinalis
- Morinda trimera Hillebr. – Noni kuahiwi[8] (from Hawaii) is a synonym of Gynochthodes trimera.
- Morinda muscosa Jacq.[7] is a synonym of Psychotria muscosa (Jacq.) Steyerm.
- Note: Plants in the former genus Appunettia are now considered synonymous with Morinda.
References
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