Common Indian Mulberry
Morinda umbellata
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Morinda umbellata
- Genus
- Morinda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, sacred groves and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, N. Australia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Indian Mulberry 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 Common Indian Mulberry itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുടലുചുരുക്കി
About Common Indian Mulberry
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Common Indian Mulberry (Morinda umbellata) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. It grows in deciduous forests, sacred groves and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Common Indian Mulberry belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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