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. 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 Zimbabwe: Moringa oleifera
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Moringa oleifera
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Moringa oleifera
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