Moringaceae
Moringa Family
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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Pinnately or bipinnately compound, feathery leaves on trees with a swollen, water-storing trunk base; irregular, cream to yellow, five-petalled flowers ripen into a long, ridged, drumstick-shaped pod that splits along three seams.
Nearly every part of the plant — leaves, pods, seeds, flowers, and roots — is edible or medicinally used, giving moringa a reputation as one of the most nutritionally dense trees known.
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Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryZygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- InflorescencePanicle
- FruitCapsule
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 2 species in MORINGACEAE
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