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How to distinguish Morinda officinalis

Jane Margolis
2020-07-15 15:27:20
Rhizome: it is cylindrical and can grow to more than 20cm, with a diameter of 3-6mm and a stem height of 30-60cm. Leaf blade: linear to ovate, apex more acute or blunt, no petiole, 2-7cm long. Flowers: inflorescence solitary, sessile at base, involucre campanulate.

I. rhizome

The root of Morinda officinalis is cylindrical, it can grow to more than 20cm, the diameter is generally 3-6mm, the outer skin is brown or black brown. The stem is solitary or tufted, with a height of 30-60cm and a diameter of about 3-5mm.

Morinda officinalis

2. Blade

Its leaves are linear to ovate, and its apex is relatively sharp or blunt. The leaves have no petiole, and its base is cuneate to truncated. Blade length is 2-7 cm, width is 4-7 mm

Morinda officinalis

3. Flowers

The inflorescence of Euphorbia lactiflora is solitary at the top of dichotomous branches, with no stalk at the bottom, and the involucral bracts are bell shaped, with a height of about 3 mm. There are many male flowers, bracts are wide linear, glabrous.

Euphorbia esculenta

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