Moringa oleifera Lam.
Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family: Moringaceae
Ben Oil Tree, Drumstick tree, Horseradish tree, Oil of ben tree.
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Tree
Distribution:
Cultivated throughout the tropics.
Use: Edible/ Medicinal.
Description:
Small trees; branchlets lenticellate. Leaves tri-pinnate, to 50 cm, long, pinnae and pinnules opposite, rachis thickened; leaflets oblong, obtuse at apex. Panicles axillary, tomentose; flowers white. Petals spathulate, unequal. Fertile stamens 5. Pod to 80 cm, 9-ribbed; seeds winged.