Moringa

Name : Moringa

Moringa

"Drumstick tree" and variants thereof redirect here. This name is also used for Cassia fistula, the golden rain tree.

Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia.[2] Common names include moringa,[3] drumstick tree[3] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree[3] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), or malunggay (as known in maritime or archipelagic areas in Asia).[4]

Moringa oleifera

Scientific classificationEdit this classification

Kingdom :  

Plantae

Clade :  

Tracheophytes

Clade :  

Angiosperms

Clade :  

Eudicots

Clade :  

Rosids

Order :  

Brassicales

Family :  

Moringaceae

Genus :  

Moringa

Species :  

M. oleifera

Binomial name

Moringa oleifera

Lam.

Synonyms[1]

Guilandina moringa L.

Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl

Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. nom. illeg.

Pods of Moringa oleifera in Panchkhal, Nepal

It is widely cultivated for its young seed pods and leaves, used as vegetables and for traditional herbal medicine. It is also used for water purification.[5][6]

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Country of Origin : India