Morinda royoc L. is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Morinda royoc L.

Morinda royoc L.

Morinda royoc L. is a flowering vine or shrub in the coffee family native to tropical coastal areas of the Americas and Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Morinda
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Morinda royoc L.

Morinda royoc L., commonly called redgal, yawweed, or cheese shrub, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family. It is native to Central America, South America, southern Florida, and the islands of the Caribbean. This plant grows as a vine or sprawling shrub, and occurs naturally in sandy or rocky coastal areas. It produces small white flowers year-round.

Photo: (c) Lydia Cuni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Lydia Cuni · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Morinda

More from Rubiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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