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oleifera

Taxon

Moringa oleifera Lam.

Protologue Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 1(2): 398. 1785 [1 Aug 1785]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Moringa oleifera, B. Hammel 24624--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 063 (2).jpg

Moringa oleifera, B. Hammel 24624--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 063 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera, B. Hammel 24624--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 063.jpg

Moringa oleifera, B. Hammel 24624--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 063.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera, B. Hammel 24624--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 063 (1).jpg

Moringa oleifera, B. Hammel 24624--Costa Rica. Puntar. Caldera. 10 Apr 08. 063 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 023.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 024.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 025.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 018.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 020.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 022.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 021.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 051.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 056.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 058.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 054.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 055.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera----Tanzania. Karimjee Botanical Garden, Dar es Salaam. 013.jpg

Moringa oleifera----Tanzania. Karimjee Botanical Garden, Dar es Salaam. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera----Tanzania. Karimjee Botanical Garden, Dar es Salaam. 9 Feb 06. 011.jpg

Moringa oleifera----Tanzania. Karimjee Botanical Garden, Dar es Salaam. 9 Feb 06. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera----Tanzania. Karimjee Botanical Garden, Dar es Salaam. 015.jpg

Moringa oleifera----Tanzania. Karimjee Botanical Garden, Dar es Salaam. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 399.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 399.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 404.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 404.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 407.jpg

Moringa oleifera--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 407.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Arusha.   Arusha. Nat. Museum Nat. Hist. 1 Jul 04. 008.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Arusha. Arusha. Nat. Museum Nat. Hist. 1 Jul 04. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Arusha.   Arusha. Nat. Museum Nat. Hist. 1 Jul 04. 009.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Arusha. Arusha. Nat. Museum Nat. Hist. 1 Jul 04. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Arusha.   Arusha. Nat. Museum Nat. Hist. 1 Jul 04. 010.jpg

Moringa oleifera--Tanzania. Arusha. Arusha. Nat. Museum Nat. Hist. 1 Jul 04. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to India, Pakistan; introduced into 86 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 6 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 1, 2004

Location

Tanzania (National Museum of Natural History)

Location Remarks

Arusha Arusha Nat Museum Nat Hist

Collectors

No collectors specified

Garden no. 981421A

April 6, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Garden no. 981421A

April 8, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Hammel, B 24624

April 10, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Puntarenas (Garabito Canton)

9.859722, -84.702778

Location Remarks

Cuenca del Jesús María. Punta Loros. Punta Loros. Sea level.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Árbol 6 m.

No collection number

July 15, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

February 9, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Moringaceae

Genus

Moringa

Specific Epithet

oleifera

Authorship

Lam.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#250,022 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →