Moringa oleifera Lam.

 
  • Family : MORINGACEAE
    (Moringa Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SONJNA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Moringaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Guilandina moringa L.; Anoma moringa (L.) Lour.; Hyperanthera decandra Willd.; Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl; Hyperanthera pterygosperma Oken; Moringa amara Durin; Moringa domestica Buch.-Ham.; Moringa edulis Medik.; Moringa erecta Salisb.; Moringa moringa (L.) 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.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Moringa oleifera Lam.
  • Comments / notes : Introduced
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Port Blair taluk
  • Native : India, Pakistan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
    • 142
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Moringa oleifera. Downloaded on 14 June 2024.

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