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Horseradishtree

Moringa oleifera Lam.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishHorseradishtree
DutchPeperwortelboom
SpanishMoringa de la India
Chinese辣木
Scientific nameMoringa oleifera Lam.

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyMoringaceae
GenusMoringa

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1913First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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