Moringa oleifera
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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park
Katanga Province, DRC
2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Common names: | Horse-radish tree (English) Moringo (English) |
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| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Small tree, cultivated for its edible roots and leaves. Leaves 3-4-pinnate with opposite ovate leaflets. Flowers in terminal branched inflorescences, white, tinged with pink. Pods up to 45 cm long. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to India. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 167. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 238. Hawthorne, W.D. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2007). Woody Plants of Western African Forests: A Guide to the Forest Trees, Shrubs and Lianes From Senegal to Ghana Kew Page 331. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 166. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 286 - 287. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 88. |
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Flora of Burundi: Moringa oleiferaFlora of Caprivi: cultivated Moringa oleifera
Flora of the DRC: Moringa oleifera
Flora of Mozambique: Moringa oleifera
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Moringa oleifera
Flora of Zambia: Moringa oleifera
Flora of Zimbabwe: Moringa oleifera
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Moringa oleifera
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Moringa oleiferaAfrican Plant Database: Moringa oleifera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Moringa oleifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Moringa oleifera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Moringa oleifera
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iNaturalist: Moringa oleifera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Moringa oleifera
JSTOR Plant Science: Moringa oleifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Moringa oleifera
Plants of the World Online: Moringa oleifera
Tropicos: Moringa oleifera
Wikipedia: Moringa oleifera