✿Rubiaceae · Morinda
Morinda tinctoria
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Morinda tinctoria
- Genus
- Morinda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malay Islands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Goa, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Morinda tinctoria 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 Morinda tinctoria itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- நுணா, தணக்கம், நுணாமரம்
- Malayalam
- മഞ്ജനാത്തി
About Morinda tinctoria
Morinda tinctoria is a tree in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and 19 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Morinda tinctoria belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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