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key 5; family Rubiaceae
Morinda yucatanensis Green.; jo'oyok
Slender
shrub; stems often entangled among other vegetation; leaves opposite,
simple, leaves narrowly elliptic, sometimes oblanceolate, base
acute, margin entire, apex attenuate; inflorescence a sessile
globose cluster in the leaf axil; corolla white; multiple fruit
yellow.
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Standley (1930) reports diverse medicinal uses as a diuretic,
laxative, astringent agent, to treat jaundice and as a general
tonic for the digestive system.
Slender
shrub; stems often entangled among other vegetation; leaves opposite,
simple, leaves narrowly elliptic, sometimes oblanceolate, base
acute, margin entire, apex attenuate; inflorescence a sessile
globose cluster in the leaf axil; corolla white; multiple fruit
yellow.
