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Moringa oleifera Lam.

Horseradishtree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Meerrettichbaum
English Horseradishtree;
Français Meerrettichbaum
Italiano Meerrettichbaum
Suomi Meerrettichbaum
Norsk Meerrettichbaum
Čeština Meerrettichbaum
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Svenska Meerrettichbaum
Polski Meerrettichbaum
Український Meerrettichbaum
Român Meerrettichbaum
Русский Meerrettichbaum
Български Meerrettichbaum
EESTI Meerrettichbaum
日本語 Meerrettichbaum
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories N-India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim); Nepal; E-Pakistan (Sind [I], Rawalpindi, Pakistani Punjab); Bangladesh; Costa Rica [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); tropical Africa [I]; Java [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cayman Isl. [I]; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Jamaica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], St. John [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola [I], Virgin Gorda [I]); Antigua [I]; Barbados [I]; Grenada [I]; Grenadines [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; Montserrat [I]; Saba [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; St. Eustatius [I]; St. Kitts [I]; St. Lucia [I]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Panama [I]; Belize [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Mexico [I]; Guatemala [I]; Honduras [I]; El Salvador [I]; Venezuela [I]; Brazil [c]; Colombia [I]; Seychelles [I]; Somalia [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Fiji [I]; Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; Palau [I] (Koror [I], Namoluk [I], Pohnpei [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I], Rota [I]); Guam [I]; Niue [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Madagascar [I]; Cameroon [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Chad [I]; Mozambique [I]; Guinea [I]; Benin [I]; Togo [I]; Botswana [I]; Angola [I]; Sudan [I]; South Sudan [I]; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] [c] (Ile Europa [c], Juan de Nova Isl. [c]); Iles Glorieuses [c]; Yemen [I]; Oman [I]; Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Santo Antao Isl. [I], Sal Isl. [I], Ilha de Maio [I], Ilha de Sao Tiago [I], Fogo Isl. [I]); Ryukyu Isl. [I]; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Myanmar [I]; Vietnam [I]; Thailand [I]; Bhutan [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Laos [I]; Philippines [I]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Cambodia [I]; New Guinea [I]; Borneo [I]; Moluccas [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Virgin Isl. [I]; Bolivia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Brassicales
Family Moringaceae
Genus Moringa
Species oleifera
Author citation Lam.
Scientific name Moringa oleifera Lam.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Horseradishtree

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Horseradishtree

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Horseradishtree

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson