Botanical Family · Brassicales

Moringaceae

Moringa Family

2 speciesOrder Brassicales2+ well-known plants

The Moringaceae family (Moringa Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Brassicales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 2 species. Its members are predominantly trees. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include bitter drumstick tree and Drumstick Tree.

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Representative specimen · Moringaceae

Typical leaf characters

ArrangementAlternate
TypeCompound
MarginEntire
VenationPinnate

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

Flower symmetryBilateral
InflorescencePanicle
FruitCapsule

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

Bitter Drumstick TreeMoringa concanensisDrumstick Tree, Horse Raddish Tree, Ben Oil Tree, Coatli, Oil Of Ben TreeMoringa oleifera

All 2 species in MORINGACEAE

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