| Author: | Heinrich
Gustav Adolf Engler, 1902 |
| Family: |
MORINGACEAE |
| Origin: |
(South
Western Madagascar) |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium-Maximum |
| Thickness: |
100
Centimetres |
| Height: |
20-25 Metres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Cream |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Hildebrandt's Moringa |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Moringaceae family was
given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1902. It is found
only in cultivation, but was found in south-western Madagascar, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The stem
can grow to one meter in diameter, and the tree can reach a height
of 20 to 25 metres. The flowers are white to cream coloured.
The genera name from the
Malabar vernacular name; Moringo. The species name after the botanist
Hildebrandt, who collected the first specimen in 1880. |
