MORINGA OLEIFERA
Author:
J.B.A.P. de M. de Lamarch, 1785
Family:
MORINGACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Lam. (1785). In: Encycl. 1: 398.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
60 Centimetres
Height:
10 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Guilandina moringa, L.
Anoma moringa, Lour.
Hyperanthera decandra, Willd.
Hyperanthera moringa, Vahl.
Hyperanthera pterygosperma, Oken.
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Moringa amara, Durin.
Moringa domestica, Buch.-Ham.
Moringa edulis, Medik.
Moringa erecta, Salisb.
Moringa moringa, Millsp.
Moringa nux-eben, Desf.
Moringa octogona, Stokes
Moringa parvifolia, Noronha.
Moringa polygona, DC.
Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn.
Moringa robusta, Bojer.
Moringa sylvestris, Buch.-Ham.
Moringa zeylanica, Pers.
This member of the Moringaceae family was given this name by Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de Lamarch in 1785. It is growing on the southern foothills of the Himalayas in India and Pakistan. Rich but drained soil, some to lots of water and lots of sun. It will grow to more than ten meters in height and 60 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are white to yellow.
The genera name from the Malabar vernacular name; Moringo. The species name means 'oil-bearing'. The leaves, fruit and flowers by Mark E. Olson.
Flower
White - Yellow
Soil
Rich Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Maximum
