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Botanical Name: Morinda citrifolia
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Family: Rubiaceae
Common Name: ***
Etymology - Genus: From the Latin Morus (mulberry) and indicus (Indian) - referring to aggregate fruit resembling mulberry.
Etymology - Species: Having leaves like Citrus (to check - this species does not have leaves like citrus)
Ecosystem:
Origin: Native
Location: Goa, Udupi
Description: Medium size tree with smooth bark. Occurs along western coast of India.Simple leaf, opposite with presence of interpetiolar ring.Leaves are glabrous and shiny.Flowers occur in spherical heads, on a small size stalk.Small white flowersPetals are fused together forming a tube. Stamens are as many as petals.Aggregate fruit forming a berry. Fruit is green, then turn yellow and then almost white, soft. Fruit has a pungent odour.
Root type: Taproot-Woody hard
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Smooth bark
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Medium size tree with smooth bark. Occurs along western coast of India.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Interpetiolar
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Simple leaf, opposite with presence of interpetiolar ring.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Elliptic
Lamina Bases: Cuneate
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaves are glabrous and shiny.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence:
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Inflorescence Description: Flowers occur in spherical heads, on a small size stalk.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Epigynous
Aestivation: Valvate
Flower Description: Small white flowers
Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Actinomorphic gamopetalous
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Corolla Arrangement: Infundibuliform
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5 to 7
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther:
Androecium Length of filament: equal
Androecium Union of Stamens: Epipetalous
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Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 2
Floral Parts Description: Petals are fused together forming a tube. Stamens are as many as petals.
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Fruit type: Berry
Fruit type Description: Aggregate fruit forming a berry. Fruit is green, then turn yellow and then almost white, soft. Fruit has a pungent odour.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: Epigeal
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