Rubiaceae
Morinda

Morinda angustifolia Roxb.

First published in Pl. Coromandel 3: 32 (1815)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and N. Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125465 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000031577 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [8420] India K000031574 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [8420] India K000031578 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [8420 A] India K000763808 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125461 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125464 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125462 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125458 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125460 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125459 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] India K000031575 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8420] Singapore K001125466 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [8420 C] India K000031576 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8907] Thailand K001045999 Isotype Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8420] K001125463 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0