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287.0000 Family Moringaceae R.Br. ex Dumort.; (1829) nom. cons.
1 genus, 13 spp. tropical Old World
Species listed in database: 13
= Hyperantheraceae Link; (1829)
= Moringeae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 87 (1834)
= Moringineae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 2): 123 (1898)
287.0001 Genus Moringa Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 318 (1763)
Distribution: North, Northeast Africa (9), SW-(Angola), and Southeast (1) Africa; Madagascar (2), Israel, Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, S-Iran, Pakistan, India
Species listed in database: 13
= Alandina Neck.; Elem. Bot. [Necker] 2: 456 (1790), opus utique oppr.
= Anoma Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 278 (1790)
= Hyperanthera Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 67 (1775)
= Donaldsonia Baker f.; J. Bot. 34: 53 (1896)
species :
Moringa arborea Verdc.; Kew Bull. 40(1): 15 (1985)
Distribution: NE-Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Moringa borziana Mattei; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 172 (1908)
Distribution: S-Somalia; E-Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hyperanthera borziana (Mattei) Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 85 (1929)
species :
Moringa concanensis Nimmo; Cat. Pl. Bombay [Graham] 43 (1839)
Distribution: SE-Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind); India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu); W-Bangladesh
40 BAN IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Moringa concanensis Nimmo ex Dalzell & A.Gibson; Bombay Fl. [Dalzell & Gibson] 311 (1861)
species :
Moringa drouhardii Jum.; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 4, 8: 115 (1930)
Distribution: S-Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Moringa hildebrandtii Engl.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 250 (1902)
Distribution: +Madagascar (extinct in the wild, but frequently planted)
29 MDG
species :
Moringa longituba Engl.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 251 (1902)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; Somalia; NE-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hyperanthera longituba (Engl.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 86 (1929)
species :
Moringa oleifera Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 398 (1785)
Name: Pferderettichbaum, Meerrettichbaum, Horseradishtree
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Santo Antao Isl. [I], Sal Isl. [I], Ilha de Maio [I], Ilha de Sao Tiago [I], Fogo Isl. [I]); Gambia [I]; Guinea [I]; Mali [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Togo [I]; Benin [I]; Cameroon [I]; Central African Republic [I]; S-Chad [I]; Sudan [I]; South Sudan [I]; Somalia [I]; Angola [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Mozambique [I]; Botswana [I]; Madagascar [I]; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Îles Éparses] [c] (Île Europa [c], Juan de Nova Isl. [c]); Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Îles Glorieuses [c]; Seychelles [I]; Oman [I]; Yemen [I]; Ryukyu Isl. [I]; E-Pakistan (Sind [I], Rawalpindi, Pakistani Punjab); Nepal; Bhutan [I]; India (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Laos [I]; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; Borneo [I]; Philippines [I]; Jawa [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [c] (Bali [c]); Moluccas [I]; Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; New Guinea [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I], Namoluk [I], Pohnpei [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Saipan [I], Rota [I]); Guam [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico [I]; Guatemala [I]; Belize [I]; El Salvador [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cuba [I]; Cayman Isl. [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], St. John [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola [I], Virgin Gorda [I]); St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; Saba [I]; St. Eustatius [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Antigua [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Grenadines [I]; Grenada [I]; Barbados [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Bonaire [I]; Curacao [I]; Colombia [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Venezuela [I]; Bolivia [I]; Brazil [c]
21 cvi 22 ben bkn gam gui mli tog 23 caf cmn 24 cha som ssu sud 26 ang moz zim 27 bot 29 igl mau mci mdg reu rod sey 35 oma yem 38 nns 40 BAN bhu IND ldv mdv NEP PAK srl 41 and cbd lao mya ncb tha vie 42 bor jaw lsi mol nwg phi xms 50 aus 60 fij nue nwc van 61 sci 62 gum mrn plu 78 usa 79 mex 80 blz cos els gua hon nic pan 81 aba bah bbd bon cay cub cur gdl gre his jam mar mts pue sab sba ste stk stl stm stv trt ven vir 82 clm ven 83 bol 84 bra
Synonyms: hidden
= Anoma moringa (L.) Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 279 (1790)
= Guilandia moringa L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 381 (1753)
= Hyperanthera decandra Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2(1): 535 (1799)
= Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 30 (1790)
= Hyperanthera pterygosperma (Gaertn.) Oken; Allg. Naturgesch. 3(3): 1727 (1841)
= Moringa amara Durin; Rev. Gén. Bot. 25: 469 (1913)
= Moringa domestica Buch.-Ham.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 371 (1826)
= Moringa edulis Medik.; Theodora 48 (1786)
= Moringa erecta Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 326 (1796)
= Moringa moringa (L.) Millsp.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 490 (1902)
= Moringa moringa (L.) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 491 (1903)
= Moringa nux-eben Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris) 303 (1829)
= Moringa octogona Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 466 (1812)
= Moringa oleifera var. davnae S.R.Dutta; Beyond Tarpa 36, Photogrs. (2026)
= Moringa parvifolia Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5: ed. I. Art. 4: 20 (1790)
= Moringa polygona DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 478 (1825)
= Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 314 (1791), nom. superfl.
= Moringa robusta Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 117 (1837)
= Moringa sylvestris Buch.-Ham.; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 373 (1826)
= Moringa zeylanica Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 461 (1805)
species :
Moringa ovalifolia Dinter & Berger; Neue Pfl. Südw.-Afr. [Dinter] 45 (1914)
Name: Phantom Tree
Distribution: SW-Angola; Namibia; Botswana
26 ANG 27 BOT NAM
species :
Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori; Agric. Colon. 5: 59 (1911)
Name: Bennussbaum
Distribution: Egypt (Eastern Desert, SE-Egypt); Sudan; N-Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Israel (Rift Valley, Judean Desert, S-Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir); United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama); India [c]
20 EGY 24 ERI ETH SOM SUD 34 ISR JOR SIN 35 OMA SAU UAE YEM 40 ind
Synonyms: hidden
= Gymnocladus arabica Lam.; (nom. illeg.)
= Hyperanthera aptera (Gaertn.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 786 (1841)
= Hyperanthera arborea J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 408 (1791)
= Hyperanthera monodynama Vilm.; Summa Pl. 2: 248 (1790)
= Hyperanthera peregrina Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 67 (1775)
= Hyperanthera semidecandra Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 30 (1790)
= Moringa aptera Gaertn.; Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 315 (1791)
= Moringa arabica (Lam.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 460 (1805)
= Moringa myrepsica Thell.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 8: 784 (1908)
= Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 4: No. 3, 17 (1922), isonym
species :
Moringa pygmaea Verdc.; Kew Bull. 40(1): 18 (1985)
Distribution: NE-Somalia
24 SOM
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1980
species :
Moringa rivae Chiov.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1917: 26 (1917)
subspecies :
subsp. rivae
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; S-Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hyperanthera rivae Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 85 (1929)
subspecies :
subsp. longisiliqua Verdc.; Kew Bull. 40(1): 14 (1985)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Moringa ruspoliana Engl.; Ann. Bot. (Rome) 60: 250 (1902)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; Somalia; NE-Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hyperanthera ruspoliana (Engl.) Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 11 (1932)
species :
Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod.; Senckenberg. Biol. 38: 407 (1957)
Distribution: SW-Ethiopia; N-Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Donaldsonia stenopetala Baker f. [J.Bot.34: 53 (1896)]
= Hyperanthera dioica (L.) Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 31 (1790)
= Moringa streptocarpa Chiov.; Missione Biol. Borana 51 (1939)
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