Drumstick Tree
Moringa oleifera
Also known as Horse Raddish Tree, Ben Oil Tree, Coatli, Oil of ben tree
About Drumstick Tree
Moringa oleifera is a short-lived, fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to northern India and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), ben tree (for its oil), or malunggay (as known in maritime or archipelagic areas in Asia). 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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Moringa oleifera
- Genus
- Moringa
- Family
- MORINGACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Tropical Countries
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- सेंजन Senjana, murungai, सहजन
- Nepali
- सैजन
- Bengali
- সজনে
- Tamil
- முறுங்கை Murungai, முருங்கை, முருங்கைக்கீரை
- Telugu
- Mochakamu, Mulaga, Mulaga chettu
- Kannada
- ನುಗ್ಗೆ Nugge, ನುರ್ಗೆ Nugge, ಗುಗ್ಗಳ Guggala
- Malayalam
- Muringai, മുരിങ്ങ
- Marathi
- शेवगा Shevga, शेवगा
Moringaceae
Moringa Family
Drumstick Tree belongs to the Moringaceae family.
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