MORINGA CLASSIFICATION – SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

Moringa classification in this article is based on the Botanical Classification method of crops. Read on to learn how Moringa crop is scientifically classified.

After reading, you will also know the botanical name of Moringa crop and can easily use it.

ATTENTION PLEASE: USES OF MORINGA LEAVES

CLASSIFICATION

Before classifying Moringa scientifically, let us reflect on the different local names of Moringa.

Latin -Moringa oleifera

Hindi – Saguna, Sainjana

Chinese – La ken

Portuguese – Moringa, Moringueiro

Arabian – Rawag

Spanish – Angela, Ben, Moringa

French – Moringe a graine ailee, morungue

English – drumstick tree, (from the appearance of the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), ben oil tree, or benzoil tree (from the oil which is derived from the seeds)

Now, see the scientific classification of moringa crop;

Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Violes

Family : Moringaceae

Genus : Moringa

Species : Oleifera

Family ayurvedic : Shobhanjan kul

Vernacular names of Moringa oleifera in Asia

CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES IN AFRICA

India

(Bengalese): Munga ara, Sajna, Sojna, Sujana

(Gujarati): Midho-saragavo, Saragavo, Saragvo, Suragavo

(Hindi): Munga ara, Shajmah, Shajna, Segra

(Hindi/Orissa): Sanjna, Saijna, Shajna, Soandal

(Kanarese): Nugga egipa, Nugge, Noogay, Nuggi Mara

(Kol): Mulgia, Munga ara, Mungna

(Kumao-Himalayan region): Sunara

(Konkani/Goa): Moosing, Mosing

(Malayalam): Sigru, Moringa, Muringa, Murinna, Morunna

(Marathi): Sujna, Shevga, Shivga

(Modesia/W. Bengal): Mangnai

RURAL POVERTY IN AFRICA

(Monghye/Punjab): Sejana

(Oriya): Munigha, Sajina

(Punjabese): Sanjina, Soanjana

(Rajasthan): Lal Sahinjano

(Sanskrit): Danshamula, Shobhanjana, Sigru Shobhanjan, Sobhan jana

(Sindhi): Swanjera

(Tamil): Morunga, Murungai, Murunkak-kai

(Telegu): Sajana, Tella-Munaga

(Teling): Morunga, Morungai

(Urdu): Sahajna

(Central provinces): Mulaka, Saihan

(Western region): Sundan

DESCRIPTION OF CROP

Moringa oleifera is a small, fast-growing evergreen or deciduous tree that usually grows up to 10 or 12 m in height.

It has a spreading, open crown of drooping, fragile branches, feathery foliage of tripinnate leaves, and thick, corky, whitish bark.

The leaves are bipinnate or more commonly tripinnate, up to 45 cm long, and are alternate and spirally arranged on the twigs.

Pinnae and pinnules are opposite; leaflets are 1.2 to 2.0 cm long and 0.6 to 1.0 cm wide, the lateral leaflets elliptic, the terminal ones obovate; while petioles of lateral leaflets are 1.5 to 2.5 mm long.

MORINGA CLASSIFICATION – SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION