Morinda citrifolia L.
Indian Mulberry / Mengkudu (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Terrestrial fleshy shrub up to 8 m tall. Leaves are simple, in opposite arrangement, glabrous and glossy on both surfaces. Leaf blade is elliptic-oblong or ovate, acute at apex, cuneate to obtuse at base with entire or slightly or wavy margin and pinnate venation. Branchlets are subquadrangular. Stems are grayish or yellowish-brown, glabrous and shallowly fissured. Flowers are fragrant, many-flowered and white. Inflorescence a fleshy head borne at leaf axils. Fruit a subglobose or ovoid greenish-yellow multiple
Roots and stems are made into a decoction and can be taken orally to maintain general health. The plant is reported for its
It is often found in open wastelands, coastal areas and in open secondary forests. It prefers moist but well- drained soil under full sunlight.
Seeds and stem cutting.
Probably native to tropical Africa, including Madagascar and
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