Morinda jasminoides

Sweet morinda
Morinda jasminoides on a lilli pilli at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Morinda
Species: M. jasminoides
Binomial name
Morinda jasminoides
A.Cunn.

Morinda jasminoides, known as the sweet morinda or jasmine morinda, is a common climber growing in eucalyptus forests and rainforests of eastern Australia. There is a record of this plant in the far north of Western Australia.[1]

Sweet morinda is a small plant in the forest understorey. The orange fruit is edible, but unpalatable to humans.

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