BOTANICAL RECORD
Morinda citrifolia L.
Noni · Rubiaceae
Overview
About the illustration
Botanical watercolor generated for the collection, guided by the description of Morinda citrifolia. Interpretive representation of the species; it does not depict a photographed Odo tree or provide identification evidence.
Original ↗- Growth form
- Small evergreen tree
- At Odo Valley
- A few trees planted at Odo Valley
- In the library
- Local plantings
- Botanical origin in Ghana
- Introduced to Ghana
- Location
- Odo Valley · Busua · Ghana
- Known date or period
- Observation date unknown
Field note
JB planted a few noni trees at Odo Valley using plants found nearby. Exact count, planting dates, age, size, precise location and propagation method remain to be added. The nearby plants are not described as wild or indigenous. Earlier observations of fermented juice and cocoa experiments are kept separate from scientific findings.
Record sources 19
Sources and origins
Acetobacter sp. improves the undesirable odors of fermented noni juice
- Author or institution
- Food Chemistry
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Study findings and abstract; not a validated home-processing protocol.
Changes in Phenols, Polysaccharides and Volatile Profiles of Noni Juice during Fermentation
- Author or institution
- Molecules
- Publication year
- 2021
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Quantitative Determination of Bioactive Constituents in Noni Juice by HPLC–MS
- Author or institution
- Pharmacognosy Magazine
- Publication year
- 2018
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Morinda citrifolia var. potteri — ethnobotanical information
- Author or institution
- National Tropical Botanical Garden
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Cultural information about noni; this source does not identify Odo plants as variety potteri. Older medical claims on the page are not treated as clinical evidence.
Morinda citrifolia — Flora of China
- Author or institution
- Flora of China
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Noni Cultivation and Production in Hawai‘i
- Author or institution
- University of Hawai‘i, CTAHR
- Publication year
- 2003
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
The Noni Website — Harvesting and Yields
- Author or institution
- University of Hawai‘i, CTAHR
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Noni: Usefulness and Safety
- Author or institution
- NIH — NCCIH
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
JB — plantations et observations du noni à Odo Valley
- Author or institution
- Jean-Baptiste Anizan
- Publication year
- 2026
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Planting account recorded on 26 September 2026. Planting dates, exact count and propagation method are unknown. Earlier experiments are not controlled trials.
Morinda citrifolia — Plants of the World Online
- Author or institution
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Safety of leaves from Morinda citrifolia L.
- Author or institution
- European Food Safety Authority
- Publication year
- 2008
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Morinda lucida — Plants of the World Online
- Author or institution
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Effect of soaking in noni juice on the microbiological and color behavior of Haden minimally processed mango
- Author or institution
- Étude expérimentale
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Cut mango stored at 6°C; does not validate warm cocoa fermentation.
Mineral variability among 177 commercial noni juices
- Author or institution
- International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
- Publication year
- 2006
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
The Noni Website — Horticulture and Production
- Author or institution
- University of Hawai‘i, CTAHR
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
A new vegetable oil from noni (Morinda citrifolia) seeds
- Author or institution
- International Journal of Food Science and Technology
- Publication year
- 2008
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Morinda citrifolia — Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry
- Author or institution
- Scot C. Nelson
- Publication year
- 2006
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Exploring the influence of fruit ripeness on naturally fermented noni juice
- Author or institution
- Food Chemistry
- Publication year
- 2025
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26
Assessment of Metabolites in Noni Fruit Slurry Fermented With Four Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts
- Author or institution
- Zhang et al. — Food Frontiers
- Publication year
- 2026
- Source link
- View source ↗
- Type
- Documentary source
- Date accessed
- 2026-09-26