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Useful Tropical Plants

Morinda longiflora

G.Don

Rubiaceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

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General Information

Morinda longiflora is an evergreen climbing plant.
The roots are the source of a dye.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

530
Title
Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
HMSO; London.
Year
1916
ISBN
 
Description
Contains a range of articles on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

West tropical Africa - Cameroon.

Habitat

Rainforests[
530
Title
Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
HMSO; London.
Year
1916
ISBN
 
Description
Contains a range of articles on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Climber
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

From the root bark of Morinda longiflora G.Don the red anthraquinone colorants 1-methylether-alizarin and rubiadin have been isolated[
299
Title
Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.prota.org
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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