Local Name: Botanical Name: Family: Found in Zone No.
ÂÍ»èÒãºÁѹ Morinda elliptica Ridl. RUBIACEAE 4
Descriptions : Tree 8-10 m tall, bark gray-brown, lenticel longitudinal, twig quadrangular in cross-section. Leaves simple, with interpetiolar stipules, opposite decusate, petiole 1-2 cm, obovate or oblong, acute, entire, grabrous, 8-18 x 5-7 cm. Inflorescence a spike, axillary, 2-5 cm long. Flower sessile, on succulent receptacle, 5-10 mm, perfect. Sepals 5, synsepalous, cup shape, green. Petals 5, tubular, white. Stamens 5, epipetalous, shorter than corolla tube. Ovary simple, inferior, style longer than corolla tube, stigmas 2, 2 locule. Fruit a fleshy multiple, elliptical shaped, 2-3 cm wide 3-5 cm long. Seeds many.
