Moringa oleifera
From PlantUse English
Moringa oleifera Lam.
Order | Brassicales |
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Family | Moringaceae |
Genus | Moringa |
2n = 28
Origin : south of Himalaya
cultivated
English | {{{english}}} |
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French | {{{french}}} |
Contents
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
- Swahili:mzunze, mronge, mlonge
Biology
green fruits (for the Future)
Classification
Moringa oleifera Lam. (1783)
synonyms:
- Guilandina moringa L. (1753)
- Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. (1791)
Cultivars
History
Uses
References
- Bennett, R.N., Mellon, F.A., Foidl, N., Pratt, J.H., Dupont, M.S., Perkins, L. & Kroon, P.A., 2003. Profiling glucosinolates and phenolics in vegetative and reproductive tissues of the multi-purpose trees Moringa oleifera L. (Horseradish tree) and Moringa stenopetala L. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51(12): 3546–3553.
- Burkill, H.M., 1997. The useful plants of West Tropical Africa. 2nd Edition. Volume 4, Families M–R. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. 969 p.
- Wealth of India (The), 1962. A dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Volume 6: L–M. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India. 483 p.
- Jahn, S.A.A., 1986. Proper use of African natural coagulants for rural water supplies: Research in the Sudan and a guide for new projects. GTZ, Eschborn, Germany. 541 p.
- Jahn, S.A.A., Musnad, H.A. & Burgstaller, H., 1986. The tree that purifies water: cultivating multipurpose Moringaceae in the Sudan. Unasylva 152: 23–28.
- Polprasid, P., 1993. Moringa oleifera Lamk. In: Siemonsma, J.S. & Kasem Piluek (Editors). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 8. Vegetables. Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands. pp. 213–215.
- Ramachandran, C., Peter, K.V. & Gopalakrishnan, P.K., 1980. Drumstick (Moringa oleifera): a multipurpose Indian vegetable. Economic Botany, 34: 276–283.
- Saint-Sauveur, Armelle de, 1993. Le moringa, un arbre à multiples usages pour le Sahel. In: Riedacker, A., Dreyer, E., Pafadnam, C., Joly, H. & Bory, G. (Editors). Physiologie des arbres et arbustes en zones arides et semi-arides. Séminaire Paris-Nancy, 20 mars–6 avril 1990. Libbey, Paris, France. pp. 441–446.
Links
- Agroforestry
- ECHO Technical notes for download: Moringa tree, Moringa recipes and Moringa leaf powder
- Ecoport
- Flora of Pakistan
- FAO: L'arbre qui purifie l'eau
- GRIN
- IPNI
- Mansfeld
- Metafro
- MoringaNews
- Mark Olson's page at Mobot
- Purdue New Crops
- Prota4U
- SEPASAL (broken link; will be later corrected).
- John Sutherland's page
- more photos on Wikimedia Commons
- Wikipedia
- ZipcodeZoo