Moringa

Moringa oleifera in Colombia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Moringaceae
Genus: Moringa
Species: M. arborea – M. borziana – M. concanensis – M. drouhardii – M. hildebrandtii – M. longituba – M. oleifera – M. ovalifolia – M. peregrina – M. pygmaea – M. rivae – M. ruspoliana – M. stenopetala

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Moringa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 06. Reference page.

Name

Moringa Adans.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alandina Neck. in Elem. Bot. 2: 456 (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Anoma Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 278 (1790)
  • Donaldsonia Baker f. in J. Bot. 34: 53 (1896)
  • Hyperanthera Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 67 (1775)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Namibia Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Kenya Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental:Asia-temperate Continental:Africa Regional: Western Africa Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Pakistan Regional: Southwestern Asia Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai Introduced into: Aldabra, Andaman Is., Arizona, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Maldives, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Adanson, M. 1763. Familles des Plantes. II. partie. (24) + 640 pp. Paris: Vincent. BHL Reference page. : 318

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Moringa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Moringa. Published online. Accessed: April 06 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Moringa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Moringa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 April 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Moringa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

suomi: Moringat

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