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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 ".
Morinda citrifolia is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to Southeast Asia and Australasia, which was spread across the Pacific by Polynesian sailors. [3] The species is now cultivated throughout the tropics and widely naturalised . [ 4 ]
The root of G. officinalis (Chinese: 巴戟天; pinyin: ba ji tian) is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It was first described in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. [2] In TCM it is indicated in the case of kidney yang deficiency and associated impotence, weak tendons and bones, presence of wind and dampness.
Gynochthodes trimera, synonym Morinda trimera and known as noni kuahiwi is a species of flowering tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. [3]
Morinda royoc, commonly known as redgal, yawweed or cheese shrub, is a species of flowering plant in the family coffee family. It is native to Central America, South America, southern Florida, and the Islands of the Caribbean. It is a vine or sprawling shrub found in sandy or rocky coastal areas. [2]
Morinda coreia is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822. Distribution and habitat
Picea smithiana is a species of evergreen tree in the family Pinaceae family. [2] It is referred to by the common names morinda spruce [3] [4] [5] and West Himalayan spruce, and is a spruce native to the western Himalaya and adjacent mountains, from northeast Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India to central Nepal.
Morinda jasminoides, known as the sweet morinda or jasmine morinda, is a common climber growing in eucalyptus forests and rainforests of eastern Australia. There is a record of this plant in the far north of Western Australia. [1] Sweet morinda is a small plant in the forest understorey. The orange fruit is edible but unpalatable to humans.