| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Synonym | Morinda bracteata Roxb., |
| Local Name | Cherumanjananthi |
| Trade Name | Nono |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Tree Seed | Seed weight: 40,000 seeds/kg (Scots, 2006) Vernacular name: Cherumanjanathi (Malayalam) (Sasidharan, 2004). Nuna (Tamil) Flowering season: Summer and rains (Bose et al., 1998). Continuous throughout the year (Scots, 2006) Fruiting season: Continuous throughout the year (Scots, 2006) Germination percentage: Fresh seeds give 90% germination (Scots, 2006) Method of propagation: Varying sizes of stem cuttings 20-40 cm can be used. Stem cuttings may root in 3 weeks and be ready for outplanting in 6-9 weeks. As with plants derived from seeds, rooted stem cuttings may be grown in pots for up to 26 weeks or more with excellent resu |
| Botanical Features | Evergreen shrubs or small crooked trees, bark greyish or yellowish- brown, shallowly fissured, glabrous; branchlets quandrangular. Leaves simple, opposite, 12-50 x 5-17 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, entire, acute to shortly acuminate to apex, cuneate at base, pinnately nerved, glabrous; petioles 0.5-2.5 cm long; flowers fragrant, in dense globose heads, fruit 2-seeded drupes, yellow-white; seeds black, with hard albumen. |
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