Plant Details

Accepted name:

Morinda royoc L. [Rubiaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist ( )

Information about this plant:

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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
courage root	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
strong back	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
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)

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

synonym
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.	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Morinda yucatensis	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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