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Taxon

Morinda citrifolia L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 176. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 008.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 002.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 001.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 005.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 028.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 027.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 007.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 004.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 029.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 003.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 006.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 025.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 026.jpg

Morinda citrifolia--Hawaii. W Maui. Hwy340, E of mile 10. 23 Mch 08. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 270.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 270.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 269.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 269.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 266.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 266.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 265.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 265.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 264.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 264.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 271.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 271.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 268.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 268.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 272.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 272.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 267.jpg

Morinda, ROR1614--Madag. Antsir. Nosy Be. Lokobe Forest. 14 Nov 06. 267.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 36 botanical countries across Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Pacific; introduced into 52 botanical countries across Africa, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 23, 2008

Location

United States, Hawaii

Location Remarks

W Maui DT Fleming St Beach Park

Collectors

No collectors specified

Ranaivojaona, R 1614

November 14, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ambatozavavy)

-13.413056, 48.335556

Location Remarks

Nosy Be, SE corner of island in Lokobe Forest. Along sandy beach. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

Rolland Ranaivojaona

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Morinda

Specific Epithet

citrifolia

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#186,458 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →