Moringa concanensis Nimmo

Species

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Characteristics

A small evergreen tree. The bark is thick. The leaves are twice divided. They are 45 cm long. The are 5-6 primary pairs of leaflet stalks then 4-6 pairs of leaflets and an odd one. They are 2.5-3.8 cm long by 1.3-2.5 cm wide. They are pale underneath. The flowers are in a loose group up to 45 cm long. The flowers are small with yellow petals and red veins. The fruit is a pod 30-45 cm long and sharply 3 angled. It has a long point. The seeds are triangle shaped. They are 1.5-2 cm long and white.
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Environment

A tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in semi-deciduous forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The unripe fruit are eaten. The fruit and leaves are boiled and used as vegetables.
Uses animal food food material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Abortifacient agents (bark), Analgesics (bark), Anti-bacterial agents (bark), Antiemetics (bark), Antifungal agents (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Arthralgia (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Hematologic diseases (bark), Inflammation (bark), Migraine disorders (bark), Paralysis (bark), Postnatal care (bark), Scorpion stings (bark), Vertigo (bark), Wound healing (bark), Abortifacient agents (flower), Aphrodisiacs (flower), Eye diseases (flower), Leukorrhea (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Thyroid diseases (flower), Visual perception (flower), Analgesics (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Contusions (fruit), Digestive system diseases (fruit), Eye diseases (fruit), Fatigue (fruit), Liver diseases (fruit), Neoplasms (fruit), Pain (fruit), Paralysis (fruit), Splenic diseases (fruit), Splenomegaly (fruit), Tetanus (fruit), Visual perception (fruit), Antihypertensive agents (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Arthralgia (leaf), Arthritis (leaf), Cholesterol (leaf), Constipation (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Digestive system diseases (leaf), Dysmenorrhea (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Gout (leaf), Infertility, female (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Leukorrhea (leaf), Neoplasms (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Skin neoplasms (leaf), Splenomegaly (leaf), Thyroid diseases (leaf), Visual perception (leaf), Weight loss (leaf), Analgesics (plant exudate), Contusions (plant exudate), Earache (plant exudate), Gout (plant exudate), Abortifacient agents (root), Analgesics (root), Antipyretics (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Arthralgia (root), Arthritis (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), Dizziness (root), Dysmenorrhea (root), Eczema (root), Epilepsy (root), Facial paralysis (root), Fertility agents, female (root), Fever (root), Flatulence (root), Gout (root), Hysteria (root), Infertility, female (root), Nervous system diseases (root), Paralysis (root), Pharyngitis (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Spasm (root), Syncope (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Pharyngitis (seed), Sexually transmitted diseases (seed), Sunscreening agents (seed), Abortifacient agents (shoot), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified)
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Images

Moringa concanensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Moringa concanensis world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584723-1
WFO ID wfo-0001264595
COL ID 44DP8
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Synonyms

Moringa concanensis