Aal / Indian Mulberry
Morinda coreia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
How to identify Aal
Identify Aal by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aal.
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.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Aal belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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