Author: |
J.B.A.P. de M. de Lamarch,
1785 |
Family: |
MORINGACEAE |
Origin: |
India,
Pakistan |
Soil: |
Rich Mix |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
60
Centimetres |
Height: |
10
Meters |
Flower:
|
White
- Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Horseradish-tree, Ben-oil tree,
Drumstick-tree, The Kelor Tree |
Synonyms: |
Guilandina moringa, L.
Anoma moringa, Lour.
Hyperanthera decandra, Willd.
Hyperanthera moringa, Vahl.
Hyperanthera pterygosperma, Oken.
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'.
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