Plant: Morinda citrifolia

Morinda citrifolia
Great morinda, Noni, Indian mulberry
Mengkudu
Rubiaceae

Morinda citrifolia, or better know as mengkudu, is a plant that has many benefits. The mengkudu is usually as medicinem, the fruit can be used as a traditional drink, and the roots can be used as a natural dye to obtain a red color. Apart from that, mangkudu leaves can also be used as food wrappers

Morinda citrifolia, atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan Mengkudu, merupakan suatu tumbuhan yang memiliki banyak manfaat. Tumbuhan mengkudu biasanya dimanfaat untuk obat, buahnya dapat digunakan sebagai minuman tradisional, dan akarnya dapat digunakan untuk bahan pewarna alam untuk memperoleh warna merah. Selain itu daun mengkudu juga bisa digunakan sebagai pembungkus makanan.

Plant names will not be accurate until the relationships between cultural groups, locations & languages are completed. Names, including english & indonesian, are added via the plant edit view.
Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
 
Bar uru aem
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
Bar uru =Morinda, aem = garden
Bar uru = mengkudu, aem = kebun
Kebbo hidda
Raijua
Sabu
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
kebbo = Morinda, hidda = buffalo
kebbo = mengkudu, hidda = kerbau
Kebo hida
Raijua
Sabu
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
Kebo = Morinda, hida = buffalo
Kebo = Mengkudu, hida = kerbau
Pace
Jawa - Jawa Timur
Javanese
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
Tibah
Bali - Badung
Bali
Dye garden plant list
Nonu
No cultural group given
Bima
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Kembo
No cultural group given
Manggarai
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Kembo ka'o
No cultural group given
Wae Rana
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Kembo
No cultural group given
Rembong
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Kembo lako
No cultural group given
Rongga
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Kepo
No cultural group given
Palu’e
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
?Nggoko
Sumba - Lewa-Kambera
Kambera
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Name uncertain
Keroré
Flores - Lamaholot
Lamaholot
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Keroré' kloré
Flores - Lamaholot
Lamaholot
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Klorér
Flores - Lamaholot
Lamaholot
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Loré
No cultural group given
Kedang
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Botan loré
No cultural group given
Kedang
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Bo'ol botan
No cultural group given
Kedang
Dictionary of Plant Names in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Baur Uru Aem
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Rosalia Bubu (Mama Rosa)
baur uru = Morinda, aem = to find
baur uru = mengkudu, aem = dicari
Kur manu
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Adolfina Seran
Kur manu terdiri dari kata Kur dan manu. Kur berarti mengkudu sedangkan manu berarti ayam. (WDK)
Kur fafi
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Adolfina Seran
kur = Morinda, fafi = pig
Kur fafi terdiri dari dua kata, Kur artinya Mengkudu dan fafi artinya babi.
Baur uru no'o mnutu
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Willy Daos Kadati
Baur uru = Morinda noo moutu = buah kecil
Bauk Ulu Aem
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Willhelmus s Kadati
Baur uru
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Bauk ulu
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
Plant uses now includes materials from the CDB. Does this connection make sense? Uses are added via the plant edit view.
Category
Cultural Group
Material
Part Used
Color
 
Dyeing process
Jawa - Jawa Timur
No parts given
Red
Uswatun Hasanah
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
09 Jan 2007
Root and rootbark are used for producing red dye.
Kulit akar digunakan sebagai bahan warna merah.
Dyeing process
Sabu
No parts given
Red
Zadrak Boenga
I Komang Sujata
30 Apr 2009
Roots are pounded, water is added and squeezed out of the mix. Later Symplocos powder is added and put in the clay jar with the threads. Rootbark is used in the red dye process. This species is preferred as it produces a redder color.
Akarnya ditumbuk kemudian ditambahkan air dan diremas-remas agar tercampur rata. Kemudian dimasukan bubuk Symplocos dan kemudian masukan benang kedalam baskom. Kulit akarnya juga digunakan dalam proses warna merah. Spesies ini lebih diminati karena menghasilkan warna merah yang lebih bagus.
Dyeing process
Sabu
No parts given
Red
Antoni Moreira
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
13 Nov 2007
Roots used for red dyeing. It produces a redder colour than Kebo memo.
Akar digunakan dalam proses pewarnaan merah. Akar dari tumbuhan ini menghasilkan warna merah yang lebih cerah dari Kebo Memo
Dyeing process
Timor - Amarasi
No parts given
Red
Robert Koroh
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
23 Apr 2006
Used for red dye
Digunakan untuk warna merah
Dyeing process
Timor - Amarasi
No parts given
Red
Robert Koroh
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
23 Apr 2006
The bark of the root is used for red dye.
Kulit akar digunakan dalam proses warna merah.
Dyeing process
Timor - Malaka
No parts given
Red
Rosalia Bubu
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
15 Apr 2005
Rootbark used for red dye. It is combined with Symplocos, lime and water to produce a red dye.
Kulit akar digunakan dalam proses warna merah dicampur dengan Symplocos, kapur dan air untuk menghasilkan warna merah.
Dyeing process
No cultural group given
No parts given
Red
Getreda Kana Koy
I Komang Sujata
02 May 2009
Root bark of this plant is preferred as it produces a good quality red dye. Tony Cunningham notes that this is the only chemotype used on Raijua, although both Kebo Hida and Kebo memo occur here.
Kulit akar tanaman lebih sukan digunakan dalam proses warna merah karena menghasikna kualitas warna merah yang sangat bagus. Menurut catatan Tony Cunningham tanaman ini memiliki kandungan yang lebih bagus dibandingkan dengan...
Dyeing process
Timor - Amarasi
No parts given
Red
No informant given
Willy Daos Kadati
No date given
Used in red dye process
Dalam proses warna merah, benang yang sudaha diminyaki direndam dalam air hasil tumbukan akar Kur manu dan Loba. Kur manu dianggap sebagai mengkudu nomor satu karena kualitas warna yang bagus.
Dyeing process
Timor - Amarasi
No parts given
Red
Adolfina Seran
Willy Daos Kadati
04 Jun 2010
Used in red dye process.
Digunakan dalam proses warna merah: benang yang sudah diminyaki di rendam dalam air hasil tumbukan akar Kur fafi dan Loba. Tapi akar ini memiliki kualitas dibawah Kur manu.
Dyeing process
Timor - Amanuban
No material given
No parts given
No color given
Samuel
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
03 Aug 2011
The wood from the Sunaf tree is used as weaving equipment in this case, the drop spindle (Bninis)
Kayu Hau Sunaf dipakai untuk peralatan tenun; drop spindle called bninis locally
Other
Timor - Amanuban
No parts given
No Colour Selected
Nama Benu
Jean Howe
05 May 2013
When the tufe abas blooms (white flower) then it's time to plant cotton (Gossypium sp.). When cotton plnat begins to bloom then place the seeds of tufe abas in hopes that it well be as abundant
Ketika tufe abas berbunga maka itu tanda bahwa sudah waktunya menyebar biji kapas. Jika pohon Kapas mulai berbunga biasanya biji tufe diletakkan di pohon kapas dengan harapan pohon kapas bisa menghasilkan serat yang banyak.