Morinda Citrifolia: Noni Plant Guide
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MORINDA CITRIFOLIA - NONI
NONI - MORINDA CITRIFOLIA - DOG APPLE - DOG CUCUMBER - DOG SOURSOP - MONKEY APPLE - BIIIMBI
CARIBBEAN RHUBARB - PAIN LEAF
Morinda citrifolia is a tropical tree native to India and Australia.
It provides up to 8 kg of fruit, called nonos, every month and throughout the year.
Fruits used in Ayurvedic medicine for 2000 years in Polynesia.
Its juice is said to have medicinal virtues against serious and/or chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and disease.
Alzheimer's.
Il s'utilise également pour traiter les migraines, les allergies, la fibromyalgie, l’arthrite et l’obésité.
The virtues that he owes to his antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, healing, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties.
ATTENTION: To date, its virtues on serious diseases are not supported by any scientific study. Caution is advised.
In any case, seek advice from a doctor, pharmacist, or herbalist before using plants for yourself.
to heal.
DESCRIPTION OF MORINDA CITRIFOLIA
Family:Rubiaceae
Order:Gentianales
Genre :Morinda
Type of plant: tropical fruit tree
Type of vegetation: perennial
Origine : Inde, Australie
Exposition: half-shadow, light, sun
Soil: light, rich in minerals
Hardiness: 3 to 5°C - not hardy
Watering: 1 to 2 times a week
Place of cultivation: hot greenhouse, veranda, tropical garden
Foliage: persistent
Blooming: August to October - white
Height: 6 m
shrubby
Multiplication: half
Toxicity: edible fruits
Morinda citrifolia has evergreen foliage, dark green, shiny, and very veined.
The leaves are opposite, simple, entire, and leathery, measuring between 10 and 25 cm long and 5 to 17 cm wide.
The highly honey-producing flowering of the noni offers small white tubular flowers that bloom directly on the forming fruit.
The oval fruit, measuring 4 to 7 cm long, is initially green, then turns pale yellow, even whitish at maturity.
It matures in just a few hours and it then gives off a pungent smell of moldy cheese.
MULTIPLICATION AND CULTURE OF NONI
The noni is a tropical plant that is not hardy and cannot withstand temperatures below 3°C.
It is therefore grown in pots in our latitudes and sheltered during the winter in a veranda or greenhouse.
Morinda citrifolia plants appreciate humidity and therefore need to be watered 1 to 2 times a week.
Morinda citrifolia reproduces only by seed.
Seeds of Morinda citrifolia
Soak the Noni seeds for 24 hours in warm water.
Soak for 30 minutes in water mixed with 30% lemon juice.
Let it dry for two days on absorbent paper.
Sow the seeds of morinda citrifolia in individual pots in a heated mini greenhouse at over 25°C.
The substrate should consist of 1/3 sand, 1/3 peat or heather soil, and 1/3 seedling soil.
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Place the Noni seedlings in the shade at a minimum of 25°C.
Transplant into pots when the noni plants are 20 cm tall and have 2 to 3 leaves.
DISEASES AND PESTS OF MORINDA CITRIFOLIA
Morinda citrifolia is a disease and pest-resistant plant. It has no known specific enemies.
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