Morinda jasminoides
Appearance
Sweet morinda | |
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Morinda jasminoides on a common lilli pilli at Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Morinda |
Species: | M. jasminoides
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Binomial name | |
Morinda jasminoides |
Morinda jasminoides, known as the sweet morinda or jasmine morinda, is a common climber growing in eucalyptus forests and rainforests of eastern Australia. There is a record of this plant in the far north of Western Australia.[1]
Sweet morinda is a small plant in the forest understorey. The orange fruit is edible but unpalatable to humans.
References
[edit]- ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
External links
[edit]Media related to Morinda jasminoides at Wikimedia Commons