Moringa ruspoliana Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Moringaceae > Moringa

Characteristics

An erect shrub or tree. It has a fattened trunk and loses its leaves during the year. It grows 8 m tall. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk made up of 5-7 leaflets. These are 2-10 cm long by 1-9 cm wide. The sepals of the flowers are narrow and about 2 cm long. They are red. They are in groups near the ends of branches. The fruit is a narrow capsule 18-30 cm long and about 1 cm wide.
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry alkaline soil. It grows between 180-960 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible gums
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Distribution

Moringa ruspoliana world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584746-1
WFO ID wfo-0001264602
COL ID 44DPW
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Synonyms

Hyperanthera ruspoliana Moringa ruspoliana