✿Rubiaceae · Morinda
Aal / Indian Mulberry
Morinda coreia
outdoor
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Morinda coreia
- Genus
- Morinda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aal itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aal itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Aal
- Marathi
- बारतोंडी
About Aal
Indian Mulberry (Morinda coreia) belongs to the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 10 other states.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Aal belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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