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Mengkudu
(Morinda citrifolia) or keumeudee (Aceh); pace, kemudu, kudu (Java); cangkudu
(Sunda); kodhuk (Madura); Tibah (Bali) originated in Southeast Asia, belonging
to the Rubiaceae family. Other names for this plant are noni (Hawaii), nono
(Tahiti), nonu (Tonga), ungcoikan (Myanmar) and ach (Hindi).
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This plant
grows in the lowlands up to an altitude of 1500 m. High mengkudu tree reach 3-8
m, has white flower node. The fruit is a compound, which is young and shiny
green and has spots, and when it is old white with black spots.
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Traditionally,
the people of Aceh using the fruit mengkudu as vegetables and rujak. The leaves
are also used as one of the nicest peugaga materials that often appear as a
mandatory menu to break the fast. Therefore, mengkudu is often planted near the
houses in rural areas in Aceh. In addition mengkudu also often used as a
medicine.
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