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Taxon:  Moringa oleifera Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Moringa
Family:
Moringaceae
Nomen number:
24597
Place of publication:
Encycl. 1:398. 1785
Verified:
10/27/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Guilandina moringa L.
Moringa moringa (L.) Millsp., nom. inval.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1962. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 6:426-429.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Moringa+oleifera&quantity=1
  9. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  10. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  15. Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
  17. Rashid, U. et al. 2008. Moringa oleifera oil: a possible source of biodiesel. Bioresource Technol. 99:8175-8179. Note: re. potential use as fuel substitute
  18. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  19. Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
  20. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  21. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: cult.
  22. Verdcourt, B. 1985. A synopsis of the Moringaceae. Kew Bull. 40:7-12.
  23. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
ben-oil-tree –
benzolive-tree –
drumsticktree –
horseradish-tree –
moringa –
West Indian ben –
French
ben ailée –
moringa ailée –
mouroungue –
néverdié –
pois quénique –
German
Meerrettichbaum –
India (Tamil)
murungai –
Indonesian (Timor)
marunga –
Malay
meringgai –
Portuguese
moringueiro –
muringueiro –
Portuguese (Brazil)
quiabo-da-quina –
Spanish
maranga –
paraíso –
paraíso blanco –
Swahili
mlonge –
mronge –
mzunze –
Swedish
pepparrotsträd –
Thai
marum –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan perhaps only cult.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Pakistan (perhaps only cult.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalboundary/barrier/support Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalornamental Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalshade/shelter Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Fuelspotential as petroleum substitute/alcohol Rashid, U. et al. 2008. Moringa oleifera oil: a possible source of biodiesel. Bioresource Technol. 99:8175-8179. Note: re. potential use as fuel substitute
Human foodbeverage base Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Human foodfruit Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Human foodoil/fat Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Human foodseeds Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Human foodvegetable Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:213-215. URL: http://proseanet.org
Materialsfiberfor wood pulp and celluloseVerdcourt, B. 1985. A synopsis of the Moringaceae. Kew Bull. 40:7-12.
Materialsgum/resingum used in tanning & fabric printingPROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/
Materialslipids Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.prota4u.info/
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.


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