EPPO Global Database

Morinda citrifolia(MOJCI)

Overview
Code created in: 2000-06-07

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: MOJCI
  • Preferred name: Morinda citrifolia
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Laos), Malesia, China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia (Western, Northern, Queensland). Consumed as a vegetable, and used medicinally. Introduced in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest)


Common names
Name Language
cheese fruit English
ruibarbo Caribe Spanish (MX)
hǎi bā jǐ Chinese
海巴戟 Chinese
mengkudu Indonesian
noni Indonesian