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Morinda pubescens (445211746)

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Description: Rubiaceae (bedstraw, coffee, or madder family) » Morinda pubescens mo-RIN-duh -- from the Latin morus (mulberry) and indicus (Indian) pew-BES-senz or pub-ess-ens -- meaning, downy or short haired commonly known as: morinda, noni, togari wood of Madras • Hindi: आल aal, औछ auch • Kannada: ಮಡ್ಡಿ maddi • Malayalam: മഞ്ഞപ്പാവട്ട manjappaavatta • Marathi: बारतोंडी bartondi • Oriya: pindra • Sanskrit: अच्युत achyuta, अक्षिकिफल akshikiphala • Tamil: மஞ்சணாறி manchanari, நுணா nuna • Telugu: మడ్డి maddi, తొగరు togaru • Urdu: togar mughalai Native to: India, south-east Asia.. hate to consider this as M. pubescens.. the leaves are glabrous and shining, rather smooth and slightly veined than the hard prominent veined M. citrifolia, but no hint of pubescens, and.. no excerted stamens equalling number of petals.. one of the synonym is M. excerta. Any natural varieties of M. pubescens? References: M.M.P.N.D.IndFlora • The Trees of Mumbai. Date: 31 March 2007, 11:22. Source: Morinda pubescens. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 23′ 15.05″ N, 73° 13′ 35.26″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.387514; 73.226462.

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