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Moringa oleifera

Lam.

Indian-mulberry

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149551

Element CodePDMRN01010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyMoringaceae

GenusMoringa

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-09-10

Change Date2002-09-10

Edition Date1994-04-21

Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP)

Range Extent Comments

Native to India. Widely distributed through the tropics. Planted or escaped or naturalized in southern Florida including Florida Keys and throughout West Indies from Bahamas and Cuba to Trindad and Tobago and Curacao. Also from Mexico to Peru, Paraguay, and Brazil. Widely planted for ornament and along roadsides in Puerto Rico, especially in the coastal regions.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Goldfield	Tonto National Forest	15,257

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E., Jr. & Wadsworth, F. 1964. Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 548 páges.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.