Family: Rubiaceae
Synonyms: Morinda tinctoria Roxb., Morinda tomentosa Heyne ex Roth, Morinda tinctoria, Morinda tomentosa, Morinda tinctoria var. tomentosa
Common name: Indian Mulberry
Hindi:औछ Auch, आल Aal
Kannada:ಮಡ್ಡಿ Maddi
Konkani:बारतोंडी Bartondi
Malayalam:Manjapavitta, Kattapitalavam, Manjanathi, മഞ്ഞപ്പാവട്ട Manjappaavatta, Pavitta
Marathi:बारतोंडी Bartondi, Aseti, धौला Dhaula
Oriya:Pindra, Achu
Others:Indian Mulberry, Togari Wood Of Madras, Morinda, Noni
Sanskrit:अक्षिकिफल Akshikiphala, अच्युत Achyuta, Paphanah
Tamil:நுணா Nuna, மஞ்சணாறி Manchanari, Mannanunai, Mannanatti,
Telugu:తొగరు Togaru, మడ్డి Maddi
Urdu:Togar Mughalai
Kannada: Haladipavette, Maddi
Chinese: Ran liao ji yan mu.
French: Morinda des teinturiers.
Malay : Kudu kras (Java), Mengkudu padang (Indonesia).
Thai : สลัก ป่า Salak paa, ยอ ป่า Yo paa, Khu.
Deciduous trees, to 12 m high, bark pale brown, thick, vertically fissured and irregularly cracked; blaze turmeric yellow. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules interpetiolar, connate, sheathing, bifid at apex; petiole 5-20 mm long, stout, pubescent, grooved above, glabrous; lamina 7.5-25 x 2-8 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, oblanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base acute, cuneate or attenuate, apex acute to acuminate, margin entire, pubescent or tomentose, chartaceous; lateral nerves 7-12 pairs, pinnate, prominent; intercostae reticulate, slender; domatia present. Flowers bisexual, white, in terminal, globose heads; calyx limb truncate; corolla 2 cm long; tube 1 mm long, villous within; lobes 4, oblong, recurved; stamens 4, attached to the throat of corolla; anthers exserted; ovary 1.5 mm, 2-celled or incompletely 4-celled, inferior; style 4 mm; stigma 2 lobed. Fruit a syncarp, 15-18 mm across, globose, pyrenes 4, oblong; seeds not winged.
10 Published articles of Morinda pubescens
1. In vitro evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer potential of Morinda pubescens synthesized silver nanoparticles.
Inbathamizh, L.; Ponnu, T. M.; Mary, E. J. - Journal of Pharmacy Research Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Pages: 32-38 Published: 2013
2. Antioxidant and cytotoxic effects of hexane extract of Morinda pubescens leaves in human liver cancer cell line
Kumar, Jaya D.; Santhi, Jaya R. - ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE Volume: 5 Issue: 5 Pages: 362-366 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60060-1 Published: MAY 2012
3. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of Gymnema sylvestre (Retz) R. Br ex. Schultes and Morinda pubescens J.E. Smith var. pubescens.
Murugan, M.; Mohan, V. R.; Thamodharan, V. - Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Pages: 73-76 Published: 2012
4. Chemical Examination of Morinda Pubescens Var. Pubescens. (Rubiaceae) and Isolation of Crystalline Constituents
Prasad, U. Viplava; Syamasunder, B.; Anuradha, G.; et al. - Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives Pages: 73-76 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4_15 Published: 2012
5. Hepatoprotective properties of Morinda pubescens JE Smith (Morinda tinctoria Roxb.) fruit extract
Surendiran, G.; Mathivanan, N. - MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Pages: 307-313 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00044-010-9317-2 Published: APR 2011
6. Antioxidant potential of Morinda pubescens fruits.
Nivas, M. D.; Gaikwad, D. K.; Chavan, P. D. - Journal of Pharmacy Research Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Pages: 829-831 Published: 2011
7. Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Wedelia trilobata and Morinda pubescens
Jayakumar, D.; Mary, S. Jhancy; Santhi, R. Jaya - ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Pages: 305-308 Published: JAN 2011
8. Antiradical activity of medicinally important Morinda pubescens fruits.
Desai Nivas; Gaikwad, D. K.; Chavan, P. D. - International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Pages: PS22 Published: 2010
9. Morinda pubescens J.E. Smith (Morinda tinctoria Roxb.) fruit extract accelerates wound healing in rats
Mathivanan, Narayanasamy; Surendiran, Gangadharan; Srinivasan, Krishnamurthy; et al. - JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: 591-593 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2006.9.591 Published: WIN 2006
10. Infraspecific classification of Morinda pubescens J.E. Smith based on anatomy.
Kumari, A. K. Rathna; Narasimhan, D.; Livingstone, C.; et al. - Phytomorphology Volume: 52 Issue: 2-3 Pages: 207-215 Published: April-September 2002
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