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Morinda citrifolia L. - syn.Morinda bracteata Roxb. - Rubiaceae
noni (hawaiian), mengkudu (tahitian), Indian mulberry, cheesefruit, Noni (-Baum), Indischer Maulbeerbaum

Evergreen shrub or tree, 3-10m high, native to Queensland (Australia), naturalized on coastal regions of the Indian Ocean and Pacific (Hawaii, Oceania); leaves ovate, glossy; flowers white, fragrant, tubular; fruit irregularly ovoid.
„The fruit of this species are edible (though not particularly palatable) and said to have medicinal and/or tonic value; they are sold by natural food vendors under the name „noni“ or „nona.“ This species is increasingly widely cultivated…“
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022155

„From unripe fruit, the two principal components were octanoic acid (89.7 %) and hexanoic acid (3.6 %). From ripe fruits there was less acid; octanoic acid (60.2 %) and hexanoic acid (16.3 %). There were a series of 3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl esters (butyrate, hexanoate, octanoate and decanoate) in amounts up to 4 % in the ripe fruits. Also present were a series of methyl ester of these acids. Terpenes were virtually absent from the oils. Both the ripe and unripe fruit volatiles showed similar antimicrobial activities, when tested with five microbes signaling that the active volatile components were probably the major alkanoic acids.“
[Chemistry and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils from Ripe and Unripe fruits of the Fijian Morinda citrifolia (noni/kura) Rubiaceae., Brophy, J., Devi, R., Ali, S., Rao, D., Sotheeswaran, S., Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, Vol.11(6), 2008, 598-602]

„The Panel concludes that 'Morinda citrifolia' (Noni) fruit puree and concentrate as novel food ingredients’ under the specified conditions are considered safe for the general population. However the Panel considers that the increasing number of case reports might indicate that some individuals have a particular sensitivity for hepatotoxic effects to noni fruit products.“
[Opinion on the safety of Tahitian Noni® ‘Morinda citrifolia (noni) fruit puree and concentrate’ as a novel food ingredient, Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (Question No EFSA-Q-2007-181), March 2009 ]
http://noniswed.com/data/documents/nda_op_ej998_noni_puree_summary_en=2C0.pdf

Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, t.52 (1875)
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=680917