Moringa pterygosperma
Vernacular names
(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)
Haiti:
- bambou-bananier
- ben olifère
- benzoliv
- graines benné
Botanical description
Tree, 5-10 m high, trunk brittle, root with taste and odour of horseraddish. Leaves deciduous, alternate, 30-60cm long, compound 3-pinnate, leaflets opposite, numerous, short-petiolate, 1-2.5 cm x 0.6-1.5 cm, variable in shape; inflorescence a panicle, axillary, flowers fragrant numerous, petals white,14-18 mm x 6-8 mm; fruit a linear capsule, triquetrous, 20- 45 cm long, 2 cm thick, usually pendulous tan; seeds globular 10 mm in diameter usually winged.
Voucher(s)
Rouzier,129,SOE
Pharmacopoeia
Ed.2References
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