Moringa oleifera
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Moringaceae |
| Genus: | Moringa |
| Species: | M. oleifera
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| Moringa oleifera | |
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Moringa oleifera is a short-lived,[Note 1] fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to northern India and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia.[3] Common names include moringa,[4] drumstick tree[4] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree[4] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), or malunggay (as known in maritime or archipelagic areas in Asia).[5]
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.[6][7]
- ^ Roland, C. (2020). "Moringa oleifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61890232A61890241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61890232A61890241.en. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Moringa oleifera Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Moringa oleifera (horseradish tree)". Climate Action Business Incubator (CABI). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Moringa oleifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Serafico, M.E.; Perlas, L.A.; Magsadia, C.R.; et al. (2017). "Efficacy ofMalunggay(Moringa oleifera) leaves in improving the iron and vitamins A and B status of Filipino schoolchildren". Acta Horticulturae (1158): 293–302. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2017.1158.33. ISSN 0567-7572.
- ^ Kalibbala, H. M.; Wahlberg, O.; Hawumba, T. J. (1 December 2009). "The impact of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant aid on the removal of trihalomethane (THM) precursors and iron from drinking water". Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 9 (6): 707–714. doi:10.2166/ws.2009.671.
- ^ Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi (2012). Removal of natural organic matter and control of trihalomethanes formation in water treatment. Stockholm: Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. ISBN 9789175013237. OCLC 939795543.
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