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Morinda jasminoides

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Species of flowering plant

Sweet morinda
Morinda jasminoides on a common lilli pilli at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Morinda
Species: M. jasminoides
Binomial name
Morinda jasminoides
A.Cunn.

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.

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.

External links

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Taxon identifiers
Morinda jasminoides


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