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Moringa oleifera - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Moringa oleifera - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2005 © Jörn Germer

Moringa oleifera - Pendulous pods - Click to enlarge!

Pendulous pods; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer

Moringa oleifera - Dark brown seeds with 3 papery wings - Click to enlarge!

Dark brown seeds with 3 papery wings; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2006 © Jörn Germer

Moringa oleifera - Top and lower side of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Top and lower side of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer

Moringa oleifera - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer

Moringa oleifera - Habit of young solitary tree - Click to enlarge!

Habit of young solitary tree; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 122
Date of entry: 14.10.2005
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Ben-oil Tree, Drumstick-tree, Horseradish-tree, Lírio Branco

German: Meerrettichbaum

Mandarin: 辣木 (la mu)

Portuguese: Acácia-branca

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Capparales (36)

        Family: Moringaceae (1)(family description)

          Genus: Moringa (1)

            Epithet: oleifera Lam. (1)

Synonyms: Moringa moringa (L.) Millsp., Moringa pterygosperma Gaertner

oleifera => oil bearing

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: beige, white

External links

Check for Moringa oleifera at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

Literature

  • [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.

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