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[[File:Starr-060422-7896-Morinda citrifolia-flowers and fruit-Waianapanapa-Maui (24862059335).jpg|thumb|right|'''Morinda citrifolia - Noni''']]
'''Morinda citrifolia''' is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its It is native range extends across Southeast Asia and Australasia, and the species is now cultivated throughout the tropics and widely naturalized. Among some 100 names for the fruit across different regions are the more common English names of great morinda, Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, and cheese fruit.
==Uses==
{{Uses|coldsColds}}, {{Uses|fluFlu}}, {{Uses|diabetesDiabetes}}, {{Uses|anxietyAnxiety}}, {{Uses|high High blood pressure}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Morinda citrifolia fruit contains a number of phytochemicals, including lignans, oligo- and polysaccharides, flavonoids, iridoids, fatty acids, scopoletin, catechin, beta-sitosterol, damnacanthal, and alkaloids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple| elliptic Elliptic to elliptic-ovate|20–45 cm long, 7–25 cm wide, glabrous. Petioles stout, 1.5–2 cm long. Stipules connate or distinct, 1–1.2 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual| 75–90 in ovoid to globose heads|Corolla white||5–lobed, the tube greenish white, 7–9 mmlong, the lobes oblong-deltate, approximately 7 mm long}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit||Fleshy, 5–10 cm long, about 3–4 cm in diameter, soft and fetid when ripe| yellowish Yellowish white|}}
===Other features===
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Great%20Morinda.html Common names of Morinda citrifolia - Nonion flowersofindia.net]
* [https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/noni/downloads/morinda_species_profile.pdf?q=morinda Morinda citrifolia - Nonion www.ctahr.hawaii.edu]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]