Morinda pubescens Sm.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Morinda pubescens Sm.
  • Common name : Morinda tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Al, Ach (Hindi)
    • Majanathi, Nuna (Tamil)
    • Togari, Togaru, Maddi, Bandamaddi (Telugu)
    • Achu, Aachhu, Achchu (Oria)
    • Manjanathi, Manjapavitta, Pavitta, Kattapitalavam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
  • Flower, Fruit : March-November
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Odisha : Kalhandi district, Cuttack district, Mayurbhanj district, Bargarh district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Morinda pubescens. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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