Rubiaceae · Morinda

Lum / Narrow-Leaf Morinda

Morinda angustifolia

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland & more
Flowering
May-December

Plant Details

Scientific name
Morinda angustifolia
Genus
Morinda
Family
Rubiaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
Tropical Asia
Found in India
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting
May-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Lum itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for Lum itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Mizo
Lum

About Lum

A member of the Rubiaceae family, Narrow-Leaf Morinda (Morinda angustifolia) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and 1 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.

Illustration representing the Rubiaceae family
Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Lum belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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