Herbarium JCB

Morinda citrifolia L.

Family : RUBIACEAE
(COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
Species : Morinda citrifolia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Morinda citrifolia L.
Common name : Noni Tree
Vernacular name : Ach, Al, Ak, Surangi, Bartundi (Hin.); Sapanga (Kan.); Maddi, Togaru, Togoda (Tel.); Atsu, Achu, Pindra (Ori.); Noni (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0117
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 25/10/15
Collection Locality : Talakona Reserve Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Key identification features : A small tree. Leaves are broadly elliptic, acute or obtuse at apex. Flowers are in leaf-opposed solitary heads, 5-merous. Fruit is syncarp, large, ovoid, white when ripe.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : January-October
Comments : Rare in the forests of Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Srikakulam district, Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Malay Archipelago, Australia, Pacific Islands, Polynesia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Morinda citrifolia. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.