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Moringa pterygosperma
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Family:
MORINGACEAE
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Citation: Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn., Fruct. 2: 314. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 45. 1876; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 131. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 115. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 140. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 81. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 191. 2009.
Moringa oleifera Bedd., Fl. Sylv. t. 80. 1871, non Lam. 1785; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 269(192). 1918; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 73. 1982; Uniyal in N.P. Singh et al., Fl. India 5: 516. 2000; N.C. Nair in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 821. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Muringa, Moringa, Sigru
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ben Oil Tree, Coatli, Drumstick tree, Horseradish tree, Oil of ben tree
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Description:
Small trees; branchlets lenticellate. Leaves tri-pinnate, to 50 cm, tomentose, pinnae and pinnules opposite, rachis thickened; leaflets to 2 x 1 cm, oblong, obtuse at apex, pubescent; petiolule to 1 mm. Panicles axillary, tomentose; flowers white, pedicels to 1.5 cm; calyx lobes 1.5 cm, oblong, reflexed, pubescent outside; petals 1.5 x 0.5 cm, spathulate, unequal; fertile stamens 5, filaments 1 cm; anthers one celled, intervened by 5 or 7 staminodes; ovary 1-celled, 3-valved, to 5 mm, ovoid, tomentose, style 8 mm, stigma perforated. Pod to 50 cm, 9-ribbed; seeds winged.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Cultivated throughout India and many tropical countries
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Creamy
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chinnar, Karivara slopes, Damapady
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