MORINGA STENOPETALA
Author:
Georg Cufodontis, 1957
Family:
MORINGACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Cufod. (1957). In: Senck. Biol. 38: 407.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
70 Centimetres
Height:
6-12 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Donaldsonia stenopetala, Edmund Gilbert Baker, 1896:
Moringa streptocarpa, Chiov.
This member of the Moringaceae family was given this name by Georg Cufodontis in 1957. It is found in south western Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The truck can grow to 70 centimetres, the tree can grow from six to twelve meters. The flowers are greenish-white to yellow with a slightly greenish centre.
The genera name from the Malabar vernacular name; Moringo. The species name from the Greek stenos 'narrow' and petalum 'petal'. The flowers by Wendy Cutler, Wikipedia.org.
Flower
Greenish-White - Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
