Moringa oleifera

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Moringa oleifera Lam.

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flowers and leaves
Order Brassicales
Family Moringaceae
Genus Moringa

2n = 28

Origin : south of Himalaya

cultivated

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Popular names

  • English: horseradish tree, drumstick tree, behen tree
  • French: mouroungue, ben ailé, raifort en arbre, néverdié
  • Spanish: moringa, ben, paraíso
  • Portuguese: moringa, moringueiro
  • Italian: moringa
  • Hindi: saṁjhnā (saonjana)
  • Malayalam: moringa, murinna
  • Tamil: murungai
  • Konkani: maxing

Biology

Classification

Moringa oleifera Lam. (1783)

synonyms:

  • Guilandina moringa L. (1753)
  • Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. (1791)

Cultivars

History

[[File:Moringa oleifera Blanco1.125.jpg]thumb|right|Blanco, 1880-1883, Flora de Filipinas]]

Uses

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