Aal / Morinda Tree
Morinda pubescens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-November
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.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Morinda pubescens
- Genus
- Morinda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaya archipelago
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)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
- आल Aal
- Marathi
- Aseti, धौला Dhaula
- Tamil
- Mannanunai, Mannanatti
- Malayalam
- Mannappavitta
- Telugu
- Maddi
- Kannada
- ಹಳದಿಪಾವಟೆ Haladipavate, ಮಡ್ಡಿ Maddi, ಐನೆಷೆ Aineshe, ಮೊೞಗು Mozhagu, ಮೊಳಗು Molagu
- Odia
- Achu, Pindra
- Urdu
- Togar mughalai
- Sanskrit
- Paphanah
About Aal
Morinda tree (Morinda pubescens) is a tree in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Aal belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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