Morinda tomentosa Heyne ex Roth

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Morinda tomentosa B.Heyne ex Roth
  • Common name : Great morinda, Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, cheese fruit
  • Vernacular name :
    • Maligana mara, Dhaula, Sappanga (Kannada)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated in many places and also as an escape
  • Key identification features : Flowers in terminals or axillary; Fruit is a persistent syncarpium; Seeds oblong or obovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-February
  • Collection Nos : HFP 153, CJS 16615
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Morinda tomentosa. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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