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
Morinda jasminoides on a 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
Binomial name
Morinda jasminoides

Sweet morinda is a small plant in the forest understorey. The orange fruit is edible but unpalatable to humans.

References

  1. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.

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