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Morinda

Morinda is a genus of flowering plants in the madder family, Rubiaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin words morus 'mulberry', referring to the appearance of the fruits, and indica, meaning 'of India'.

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60
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
2
plants on Plant News
5
research articles
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Plants in this genus

2 plants

Research on Morinda

5 articles

What science is finding about Morinda

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Noni plant confirmed growing wild near historic Hawaiian coastal site

Noni has been used by Hawaiians for over a thousand years as medicine, dye, and food, so spotting it thriving near Hōnaunau, a...

Noni ethnobotany / native-plants

Flowers' built-in symmetry keeps cross-pollination on track across diverse visitors

Native shrubs in pollinator-friendly gardens can maintain healthy reproduction even as bee communities shift and butterflies...

Morinda royoc pollinators / native-plants

Medicinal plants fermentation: current knowledge and perspectives.

Herbs like moringa you might grow in a pot or forage dried at a market release far more of their beneficial compounds after...

Noni medicinal-plants / fermentation

Genome-wide association studies identify new candidate genes and tissues underlying resistance to a natural toxin in drosophilids.

Understanding exactly how insects overcome a plant's natural chemical defenses could help us design smarter, more targeted...

Noni crop-improvement / plant-signaling