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Moringa stenopetala

(Baker f.) Cufod. (1957)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Senckenberg. Biol. 38: 407 (1957)

Other References

Lau & Frohlich 2013:8 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Ross & Faccenda 2023a:51 (KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Moringa stenopetala Koko Crater Botanical Garden On crater wall, with Leucaena leucocephala mixed alien scrub. Preserved_Specimen Small tree about 3.5 meters tall. Inflorescence immature; leaves strongly scented, bark smooth and gray, fruits twisted. OED 2012032902 Oahu BISH 2012-03-29
2 Moringa stenopetala Koko Crater Botanical Garden. African section. provenance: ex hort., Hummel's Exotic Gardens, Carlsbad, CA Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 15-18' tall, trunk grayish, very smooth; bran arching over to nearly touch ground; leaves dark green above, whitish below, opaque; pods 10-16 long, +- 3-sided, green-gray, all with spiral twist. Staples, G.W. 811 Oahu BISH 1992-03-22
3 Moringa stenopetala Honolulu, Koko Crater Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m tall; corollas white Miller, J.S. 7892 Oahu BISH 1992-08-01
4 Moringa stenopetala Koko Crater Botanical Garden. African section. Provenance: ex hort, Hummel's Exotic Gardens, Carlsbad, CA Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 15-18' tall, trunk grayish, very smooth; bran arching over to nearly touch ground; leaves dark green above, whitish below, opaque; pods 10-16 long, +- 3-sided, green-gray, all with spiral twist. Staples, G.W. 811 Oahu BISH 1992-03-22
5 Moringa stenopetala Koko Crater Botanical Garden. African section. HBG accession #87.0228 ( a seedling from HBG 69.0736). provenance: ex hort., Hummel's Exotic Gardens, Carlsbad, CA Preserved_Specimen Slender tree 15-18' tall, trunk grayish, very smooth; branch arching over to nearly touch ground; leaves dark green above, whitish below opaque; pods 10-16 long, plus or minus 3-sided, green gray, all with spiral twist. Staples, G.W. 811 Oahu BISH 1992-03-22
6 Moringa stenopetala Koko Crater Botanical Garden. Growing in the African/Madagascan section Preserved_Specimen Tree with smooth gray bark; lvs bipinnate, leaflets ovate; flws white, very fragrant. Wong, N. 857 Oahu BISH 1992-07-21
7 Moringa stenopetala Koko Crater Botanical Garden On crater wall, with Leucaena leucocephala mixed alien scrub. Preserved_Specimen Small tree about 3.5 meters tall. Inflorescence immature; leaves strongly scented, bark smooth and gray, fruits twisted. OED 2012032902 Oahu BISH 2012-03-29
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