Common name
Mandarin: 黄木巴戟 (huang mu ba ji)
Mandarin: 黄木巴戟 (huang mu ba ji)
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Gentianales (114)
Family: Rubiaceae (63)(family description)
Genus: Morinda (4)
Epithet: angustifolia Roxb. (9)
Synonym: Morinda squarrosa Buch.-Ham.
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
squarrosa => being rough or scurfy
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white