The noni plant has been used and recognized in cultures around the world. Following are some of the worldwide names for Morinda citrifolia. [1]

AchAwl TreeBa Ji Tian
BagaBangkoroBengkudu daun besar
Bengkudu laki-lakiBengkuduBilimbi
Boi DoieurBumbo (Africa)Bungbo
BunuelaCanary Wood (Australia)Canoe Plant
Cheesefruit (Australia)CocaDoleur
Dye TreeFeuille DouleurFeuille Froide
Forbidden FruitFromager (French)Gardenia Hediona
Gogu Atoni (Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallce, Futuna)Grand Morinda (Vietnam)Great Morinda
Hog AppleHuevo de ReumaIndian Mulberry (English)
Kesengel (Palau)Kura (Fiji)Lada (Guam, Northern Marianas)
LaddaLeichhardt’s TreeLel (Palau)
Limburger TreeMaddi chettuMangal’wag (Yap)
MengkoedoeMengkudi BesarMengkudi
Mengkudu BesarMengkuduMirier de Java
Molagha,Mona,Monii
Mora de la India (Spanish)Morinda Citrifolia LinnMurier Indien (French)
Nen (Marshall Islands, Chuuk)Ngel (Palau)Nhau Lon
Nhau NuiNhauNho
Nhor PreyNhor ThomNigua
Nin (Marshall Islands, Chuuk)NinoNon (Kiribati)
NonaNoni (Hawaii)Nono (Cook Islands, Tahiti)
NonoNonu (Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallce, Futuna)Nonu atoni (Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Wallce, Futuna)
NonuNonyNuna
OchPainkiller Tree (in Caribbean islands)Pina de Puerco
PinuelaPolynesian Bush FruitPomme Macaque
Rubarbe CaraibeRuibarbo CaribeTogari Wood
UratiWeipwul (Pohnpei)Wild Pine
Yor Ban  

References

  1. University of Hawaii at Manoa. The Noni Web Site. (2004, December 6). Retrieved January 27, 2005, from http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/noni/botany.asp