Morinda coreia
Buch.-Ham.
Rubiaceae
Morinda exserta Roxb.
Morinda pubescens Sm.
Morinda tinctoria Roxb.
Common Name:
Plant growing in native habitat
Photograph by: Forestowlet
General Information
Morinda coreia is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow around 5 - 15 metres tall. The bole is usually short and crooked[
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
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- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
The plant has been extensively cultivated in India for the dye obtained from the root bark. It is a popular medicinal plant in Thailand and India, where it is often gathered from the wild and traded[
2020- Title
- Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants
- Publication
- Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018
- Author
- D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 978-1-77188-600-0
- Description
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], and is also a local source of timber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Range
E. Asia - India, Bangladesh. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia.
Habitat
Deciduous dipterocarp, hill evergreen and mixed deciduous forests; at elevations from 50 - 1,300 metres. Usually found in dry forests in India and Sri Lanka[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
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- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant has been extensively used in Thai traditional medicine. In general, the core of wild forest noni (does this mean the trunk?[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]) has been used to treat menstrual disorders, as a tonic for stomach and blood stasis[
445- Title
- Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. Vol.12 No.3.
- Publication
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- Author
- Kantachote D.; Kowpong K.; Charernjiratrakul W.; Pengnoo A.
- Website
- http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol12/issue3/full/12/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
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- Description
- A paper researching the possibilities of using the fruit of Morinda coreia to make a liquid manure.
].
The fruit is rarely used medicinally because it has an unpleasant smell. However, it has been shown that the beverage produced by fermenting the fruits was able to inhibit enteropathogenic bacteria and also had a high amount of potassium[
445- Title
- Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. Vol.12 No.3.
- Publication
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- Author
- Kantachote D.; Kowpong K.; Charernjiratrakul W.; Pengnoo A.
- Website
- http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol12/issue3/full/12/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A paper researching the possibilities of using the fruit of Morinda coreia to make a liquid manure.
].
Other Uses
A dye obtained from the root bark is used for colouring linen and woollen goods[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The bark of the root is used for dyeing items red or yellow[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. The morindone dye obtained from the root bark is sold under the trade name 'Suranji'. It is used for dyeing cotton, silk and wool in shades of red, chocolate or purple. The colouring matter is found principally in the root bark and is collected when the plants reach three to four years of age[
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
The fruit can be fermented with molasses to make a liquid manure[
445- Title
- Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. Vol.12 No.3.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kantachote D.; Kowpong K.; Charernjiratrakul W.; Pengnoo A.
- Website
- http://www.ejbiotechnology.info/content/vol12/issue3/full/12/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A paper researching the possibilities of using the fruit of Morinda coreia to make a liquid manure.
].
A glycoside, morindin-6-primeveroside, has been obtained from the root bark. This has insecticidal properties and has been found to be lethal to cockroaches and houseflies when applied topically[
2022- Title
- Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary
- Publication
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- Author
- Khare C.P. (Ed.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-0-387-70637-5
- Description
-
].
The handsome wood can be red or yellow with red streaks[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is moderately hard, close-grained and durable[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used for plates and dishes[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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