Plant Details

Accepted name:: Morinda royoc L. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
courage root	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
jooyok´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
k´anxikin ak´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
piña	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
piña ak´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
strong back	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
xjoyok, xoyen ak´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
yellow root	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
yellow wisp	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root, wist		Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
fruits		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Morinda yucatanensis Greenm. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 262 (1907).
Morinda ferruginea A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 19 (1850).
Morinda royoc var. ferruginea (A.Rich.) Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub.: 138 (1866).
Morinda royoc var. latifolia Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub.: 138 (1866).
Morinda royoc f. pubescens Ekman in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 9: 540 (1928).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Morinda royoc L.	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Morinda yucatensis	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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