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Morinda

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Morinda was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Morinda royoc.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Jussieu (1789), Prasad (2008).

Species
M. citrifolia, M. palaeotinctoria, M. royoc (type species), M. siwalica, M. umbellata
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. lucida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Morinda Linnaeus
1789Morinda Jussieu
2008Morinda Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusMorinda

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Morinda Linnaeus 1753
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Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Morinda palaeotinctoria Prasad 1994
Morinda royoc Linnaeus 1753
†Morinda siwalica Prasad 1994
Morinda umbellata Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available