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Moringa oleifera

Lam. (1785)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Moringaceae Genus: Moringa

drumstick tree, kalamungay

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Encycl. 1: 398 (1785)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:413 (DESCR); Ross & Faccenda 2023a:50, 51 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Moringa oleifera Waialua, Barit residence, 67-183 Kaneoena St. Home garden, west side of house, red dirt soil. Preserved_Specimen Tree ca 17 ft tall, trunk ca 2 ft diameter. Barit, C. Oahu BISH 2010-01-13
2 Moringa oleifera Honouliuli, Waimanalo Camp along roadside in coral plain Preserved_Specimen shrub or small tree Hixos, M.B. Oahu BISH 1941-06-29
3 Moringa oleifera Waialua, Barit residence at 67-183 Kanoena St. Grown in the home garden, red dirt soil, on the west sided of the house. Preserved_Specimen Tree 17 ft tall; trunk ca. 2 ft diam. Barit, C. Oahu BISH 2010-01-13
4 Moringa oleifera unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
5 Moringa oleifera Ewa Beach. Preserved_Specimen Shitanishi, J. Oahu BISH 2009-05-12
6 Moringa oleifera Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Tong, N. Oahu BISH 1947-04-10
7 Moringa oleifera Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1940-02-23
8 Moringa oleifera Near abandoned railroad tracks, paralley to Renton Road. Growing in the middle of a dry dirt road near abandoned railroad tracks. Preserved_Specimen Tree, ca. 2-3 meters tall, unpollarded; foliage aromatic; corolla white. Two mature plants and several young saplings were seen in the nearby area Ross, M.C. 1903 Oahu BISH 2023-02-27
9 Moringa oleifera Hale Mohalu, Pearl City Along fenceline. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1985-01-29
10 Moringa oleifera Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Sinclair Library In full sun. Preserved_Specimen 6m tree with an open crown. Sepals white. Petals cream. Flowers odorless (afternoon) Lau, J. 1830 Oahu BISH 1986-01-12
11 Moringa oleifera Hanamalu, Hehi Road, N side of road. Collected as part of KISC 2007 Early Detection Roadside Survey. KISC #20070605A017 Growing w/ Mangifera indica and Artocarpus altilis. Preserved_Specimen Several tall trees on hillside., Up to 15 ft tall. Stem light brown w/ green vertical stripes. Fls white w/ yellow inside. Pods long and green. Tangalin, N. 1379 Kauai BISH 2007-06-05
12 Moringa oleifera Kapaa, Wailua Houselots, Makani Street. Mauka side of street, across from houses boardering a pasture and fence Growing with Syzgium cumini, Sphagneticola trilobata, and Aleurites Preserved_Specimen Tree w/ flower petals pale yellow inside, whiteish outside, style green, stigma yellow. Calyx dull green. Flowers fragrant. Leaves dark green above and light green below Tangalin, N. 1330 Kauai BISH 2007-05-30
13 Moringa oleifera Ala Wai Community Gardens in Honolulu located at the end of University Avenue Preserved_Specimen this particualr plant was about 15 feet tall and about 8 feet wide. it had been cut back many times to harvest. . The leaves, shoots, flowers, and young pods are used for food. It is normally cooked with meats for additional flavor. sometimes the roots can be used for a seasoning similar to horseradish Mayeda, C.S. 26 Oahu BISH 1990-12-17
14 Moringa oleifera Koala district: Pacific Tropical botanical Garden nursery in Lawai Valley adjacent to Lawai Kai, alt. 10-15 m Preserved_Specimen small slender tree 2 m. tall, leaves light green, with pugent taste. Tepals white flushed with pink externally, internally white, anthers yellow. Lorence, D.H. 5973 Kauai BISH 1988-04-20
15 Moringa oleifera Manoa HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 9/16/2002
16 Moringa oleifera Hanapepe. Refuse Transfer Station, Lele road Preserved_Specimen Cultivated tree of 12 ft. Leaves dark,dull green above, very pale green below. Flowers slightly fragrant; sepals five, white; petals five, yellowish-white; stamens five. Leaflets and immature pods eaten. Flynn, T.W. 3100 Kauai BISH 1988-08-08
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