Moringa oleifera

Moringa oleifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Moringaceae
Genus:	Moringa
Species:	M. oleifera
Binomial name
	Moringa oleifera; Lam.
Synonyms
	Guilandina moringa L.; Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl; Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. nom. illeg.;

Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia.^[2] Common names include moringa,^[3] drumstick tree^[3] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree^[3] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), or malunggay (as known in maritime or archipelagic areas in Asia).^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

^ Olson, M. E. (2010). Flora of North America Committee (ed.). eFlora summary: Moringaceae: Drumstick Family. Flora of North America, North of Mexico. Vol. 7. pp. 167–169.
^ "Moringa oleifera (horseradish tree)". Climate Action Business Incubator. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Moringa oleifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Serafico, M.E.; Perlas, L.A.; Magsadia, C.R.; et al. (2017). "Efficacy ofMalunggay(Moringa oleifera) leaves in improving the iron and vitamins A and B status of Filipino schoolchildren". Acta Horticulturae (1158): 293–302. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2017.1158.33. ISSN 0567-7572.
^ Kalibbala, H. M.; Wahlberg, O.; Hawumba, T. J. (1 December 2009). "The impact of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant aid on the removal of trihalomethane (THM) precursors and iron from drinking water". Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 9 (6): 707–714. doi:10.2166/ws.2009.671.
^ Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi (2012). Removal of natural organic matter and control of trihalomethanes formation in water treatment. Stockholm: Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. ISBN 9789175013237. OCLC 939795543.

[1] Olson, M. E. (2010). Flora of North America Committee (ed.). eFlora summary: Moringaceae: Drumstick Family. Flora of North America, North of Mexico. Vol. 7. pp. 167–169.

[cabi-2] "Moringa oleifera (horseradish tree)". Climate Action Business Incubator. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[GRIN-3] "Moringa oleifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[Sera-4] Serafico, M.E.; Perlas, L.A.; Magsadia, C.R.; et al. (2017). "Efficacy ofMalunggay(Moringa oleifera) leaves in improving the iron and vitamins A and B status of Filipino schoolchildren". Acta Horticulturae (1158): 293–302. doi:10.17660/actahortic.2017.1158.33. ISSN 0567-7572.

[5] Kalibbala, H. M.; Wahlberg, O.; Hawumba, T. J. (1 December 2009). "The impact of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant aid on the removal of trihalomethane (THM) precursors and iron from drinking water". Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 9 (6): 707–714. doi:10.2166/ws.2009.671.

[6] Kalibbala, Herbert Mpagi (2012). Removal of natural organic matter and control of trihalomethanes formation in water treatment. Stockholm: Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. ISBN 9789175013237. OCLC 939795543.

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