Rubiaceae

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia L.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Morinda

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Indian mulberry: Morinda citrifolia . El none, fruta del diablo o mora de la India (Morinda citrifolia) es una planta arbórea o arbustiva de la familia de las rubiáceas; origina — Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (64)

Arabic: موريندا سيتريفوليا
arz: موريندا سيتريفوليا
ban: Tibah
Bangla: আউছ গাছ, মরিণ্ডা সিট্রিফোলিয়া
bjn: Bingkudu
Bulgarian: Нони
Burmese: ရဲယိုသီး
Cantonese: 諾麗果
Catalan: Noni
Chinese: 檄樹, 海滨木巴戟, 橘叶巴戟, 檄树, 海巴戟, 海巴戟天, 黃木巴戟, 印度桑椹
Croatian: Noni
Czech: Noni
Divehi: އަހިވައް
Dutch: Noni
English: Indian mulberry, Rotten cheesefruit, Cheese fruit, Cheesefruit, Noni
Esperanto: Nonio
Estonian: India nonipuu
Filipino: Bangkudo
Finnish: Noni
fj: Kura
French: Noni
German: Noni
gor: Munggudu
Greek: Νόνι
Hebrew: נוני
Hungarian: Noni, Nonifa
Indonesian: Mengkudu
Japanese: ヤエヤマアオキ, ノニ
Javanese: Pacé
Kannada: ನೋನಿ
kge: Mangkudu
Khmer: ញ
Korean: 노니
Latvian: Citronlapu morinda, Indijas zīdkoks, Noni
Lithuanian: Indinė morinda
mad: Koḍḍhu'
Malagasy: Noni
Malay: Mengkudu besar, Pokok Mengkudu Besar
Malayalam: മഞ്ഞപ്പാവുട്ട
Marathi: नोनी
min: Bingkudu
Odia: ଆଛୁ
pam: Bangkuro
pap: Noni
Pashto: سپين توت, سپین توت
Persian: توت هندی
Polish: Morwa indyjska
Portuguese: Noni
rsk: Нони
Russian: Моринда цитрусолистная
Serbian: Нони
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇတႃသိူဝ်, တူၼ်ႈမႆႉတႃသိူဝ်, မၢၵ်ႇတႃသိူဝ်, မႆႉတႃသိူဝ်
Sinhala: අහු
Slovenian: Indijska murva
Sundanese: Cangkudu
Swedish: Noni
Tamil: வெண்நுணா
Telugu: తొగరు చెట్టు
Thai: ยอ
Tongan: Nonu
ty: Nono
Ukrainian: Моринда лимонолиста
Vietnamese: Nhàu
wuu: 檄树

Synonyms

Morinda citrifolia f. potteri (O.Deg.) H.St.John
Morinda citrifolia var. bracteata F.M.Bailey
Morinda citrifolia var. potteri O.Deg.
Morinda ligulata Blanco
Morinda littoralis Blanco
Morinda macrophylla Desf.
Morinda mudia Buch.-Ham.
Morinda multiflora Roxb.
Morinda nodosa Buch.-Ham.
Morinda quadrangularis G.Don
Morinda teysmanniana Miq.
Morinda tinctoria Noronha
Morinda tinctoria var. multiflora (Roxb.) Hook.f.
Morinda zollingeriana Miq.
Platanocephalus orientalis Crantz
Samama citrifolia (L.) Kuntze
Sarcocephalus leichhardtii F.Muell.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martín Huamán, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martín Huamán, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martín Huamán, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wee Hong, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lfatty22, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.