Morinda

For the town in Punjab, India, see Morinda, Rupnagar.

Morinda
Morinda citrifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Morindeae[1]
Genus:	Morinda L.[2]
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Belicia Lundell Bellynkxia Müll.Arg. Gutenbergia Walp., orth. var. Guttenbergia Zoll. & Moritzi Imantina Hook.f. Pogonanthus Montrouz. Rojoc Adans. Sphaerophora Blume Stigmanthus Lour. Stigmatanthus Roem. & Schult.[2]

Morinda is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae.^[2] The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus, meaning "mulberry," and indica, meaning "of India," referring to the shape of the fruits. ^[3]

Description

It comprises approximately 80 species, distributed in all tropical regions of the world. These species may be trees, shrubs or vines; some, like Morinda citrifolia, are trees that very much resemble vines. All Morinda species bear aggregate or multiple fruits^[4] that can be fleshy (like with Morinda citrifolia) or dry.

Most species of this genus originate in the area of Borneo, New Guinea, Northern Australia, and New Caledonia.

Morinda is used as a herb in Traditional Japanese, Korean and Chinese Medicine. In Chinese medicine, the root of morinda is known as 巴戟天 or simply 巴戟.

Selected species

Morinda angustifolia Morinda asperula Standl. Morinda asteroscepa K.Schum. (Malawi, Tanzania) Morinda citrifolia L. – Great Morinda, Noni, Aal (Southeast Asia) Morinda citrifolia var. bracteata (Roxb.) Hook.f. Morinda citrifolia var. citrifolia L. Morinda fasciculata Benth. (Ecuador) Morinda jasminoides A.Cunn. – Sweet Morinda (Eastern Australia) Morinda longiflora Morinda lucida Benth. Morinda morindoides (Baker) Milne-Redh.

Morinda nana Morinda officinalis F.C.How (China) Morinda panamensis Seem. Morinda parvifolia Morinda pubescens Morinda royoc L. Morinda tinctoria Roxb. Morinda trimera Hillebr. – Noni kuahiwi[5] (Hawaii) Morinda umbellata L. Morinda yucatanensis Greenm.[6]

Formerly placed here

• Psychotria muscosa (Jacq.) Steyerm. (as Morinda muscosa Jacq.)^[6]

References

1. ^ "Genus Morinda". Taxonomy. UniProt. http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/43521. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Genus: Morinda L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7805. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. III: M-Q. CRC Press. p. 1730. ISBN 9780849326776. http://books.google.com/?id=kaN-hLL-3qEC. 
4. ^ Sambamurty, A.V.S.S. (2005). Taxonomy of Angiosperms. I. K. International Pvt Ltd. p. 404. ISBN 9788188237166. http://books.google.com/books?id=FrdidPp6HuAC. 
5. ^ "Morinda". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=35070. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "GRIN Species Records of Morinda". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7805. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae
• Complete species list

This Rubiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Morinda Rubiaceae stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Mostafa Moeen Tilos Look at other dictionaries: Morinda — Mo*rin da, n. (Bot.) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Morinda — (M. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Rubiaceae Coffeaceae Guettardeae Morindeae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: M. citrifolia, ostindischer Baum, mit fleischigen, saftigen Steinfrüchten, welche in heißer Asche gebraten, genossen, auch gegen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Morinda — L., Gattung der Rubiazeen, Sträucher und Bäumchen zuweilen kletternd oder epiphytisch, mit gewöhnlich häutigen, kreuzgegenständigen Blättern, mit den Blattstielen scheidig verwachsenen Nebenblättern, Blüten in kugeligen Köpfchen, die einzeln… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Morinda — L., Pflanzengattg. der Rubiazeen, trop. Sträucher, Bäume oder Lianen; die Wurzeln enthalten roten oder gelben Farbstoff und dienen zum Färben, bes. die der ostind. Färbermorinde (M. citrifolĭa L.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon morinda — s. f. [Botânica] Gênero de plantas rubiáceas …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Morinda — Noni Bäume Noni Baum (Morinda citrifolia), Frucht, Blüten und Blätter. Systematik Abteilung …   Deutsch Wikipedia Morinda — Morinda …   Wikipédia en Français Morinda — Para la ciudad en la India., véase Morinda (Punyab).   Morinda …   Wikipedia Español morinda — mo·rìn·da s.f. TS bot. pianta del genere Morinda, con fiori bianchi o cremisi e frutti commestibili simili a more, diffusa nelle regioni tropicali e subtropicali, coltivata anche a scopi ornamentali | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia… …   Dizionario italiano Morinda — Original name in latin Morinda Name in other language Morinda, Murinda, Mrinda, Моринда State code IN Continent/City Asia/Kolkata longitude 30.78957 latitude 76.49733 altitude 286 Population 23536 Date 2012 09 06 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”