Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Morinda | Species:
Morinda
pubescens Sm. Linn.
( आल ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | White | |
| Common Name | Aal | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Mulberry, Morinda tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Aal | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit green, not distinguishable individually. |
| Habitat | Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Short and crooked, with rough bark with deep longitudinal cuts. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub up to 8 m tall. Leaves elliptic – ovate, acuminate, acute, tomentose beneath, stipules ovate. Flowers white in terminal axillary or leaf opposed pedunculate globose heads. Calyx truncate. Corolla glabrous within; labes 5, oblong. Stamens 5. Fruit green, not distinguishable individually. | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic – ovate, acuminate, acute, tomentose beneath, stipules ovate. |
