Indian Mulberry
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Scientific name
Morinda citrifolia L
English Name
Indian Mulberry
Malayalam name
നോനി
Common name
Indian mulberry
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : near the coast,in open lowlands and grasslands
- Leaves : bright green ovate and deeply veined leaves
- Flowers : white tubular flowers
- Fruits : yellow-greenish-white in color and large,with a pebbled surface
How to use
- Fresh leaves are used externally for burns and internally for fever.
- Dried leaves are used externally for infections,burns
Uses
High blood pressure,Wound healing,Anti-inflammatory
Parts used
Leaves,flowers,fruits,roots and stem
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Noni is easily propagated from seeds,stem and cuttings. The preferred methods of propagating are by seed and by cutting made from stem.Noni flowers and fruits round the year,Fruits are collected from plants that have desirable characteristics,such as large fruit for fruit production,vigorous leaf growth for hedges.
Propagation from stem cuttings : It is effective using 20–40 cm (8–16 in) cuttings, which root in about 3 weeks, become ready for transplanting in 6–9 weeks, and, like seedlings, can be grown in pots for up to 24 weeks or more with excellent results after transplanting.
