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Morinda citrifolia

Scientific Name
Morinda citrifolia
Family Name
Rubiaceae
Common Names
Local Names
Mengkudu (Indonesia), Nhor ban (Laos), Bangkoro (Philippines), Nhàu, cây ngao, nhàu rừng (Vietnam)
Description
An evergreen shrub or small crooked tree with a conical crown, 3-8 membaca tall,with a deep taproot; bark greyish or yellowish-brown, shallowly fissured, glabrous;branchlets quadrangular. Leaves opposite and simple, elliptic-lanceolate, 15-50cm x5-17cm, entire, acute to shortly acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, pinnately nerved,glabrous; petioles 0.5-2.5cm long; stipules variable in size and shape, broadlytriangular. Inflorescences globose heads, 1-4cm long peduncled, in axils of stipulesopposite normally developed leaves; floers bisexyal, fragrant; corolla funnel-shaped,up to 1.5cm long, white; stamens inserted on the mouth fo the corolla; stigma bilobed.Fruit and ovoid syncarp of red-brown, pyramidal, 2 seeded drupes, 3-10cm x 2-3cm,yellow-white, seeds black, with hard albumen and distinct air chamber. (Indonesia)
Medium sized tree, 5-10m high. Leaves opposite, 10-30cm long, stipuliferous,Shiningabove and pale below, undulate at margins. Inflorescence in dense ovoid head, whiteat the beginning of the flowering period and then yellow. Fruit ovoid, green whenyoung, pink when ripe. Seed numerous, embedded in the pulp. (Laos)
An evergreen shrub or small crooked tree with a conical crown, 3-8m tall, with a deeptaproot; branches quadrangular; leaves opposite and simple, elliptic-lanceolate;inflorescences globose heads; flowers bisexual, fragrant, white; fruit an ovoid syncarpof red-brown, pyramidal, 2-seeded drupes. (Philippines)
Medium-sized tree, 6 - 8m. in height. Young twigs angular, slightly compressed andgrooved. Leaves opposite, stipuliferous; shining green above, pale below; marginsundulate. Inflorescence in dense ovoid bead, opposite to the leaf; flowers white, thenyellow. Fruit ovoid, including many drupelets, yellow when ripe. Seeds numerous,embedded in the pulp (Vietnam)
Uses
Tonic, antiseptic, ulcers, wounds, dysentery, diarrhoea, colic, nausea, convulsions,febrifuge (Indonesia)
Diarrhoea, joint pain, ulcer, swollen gum, nausea, emmenagogue. (Laos)
Anti arthritic, anti diabetic, pulmonary disorders (Philippines)
Hypertension, steodynia, lumbago, fever, dysentery, diarrhoea, furunculosis,stomachic, aperient, uterine, haemorrhage, metrorrhagia, cough, coryza, oedema,euralgia (Vietnam)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Indonesia - Petak pamer
Philippines - Bureau of Plant Industry Central Office
Vietnam - Ha Noi
Remarks
Morinda citrifolia (GRIN)

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