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OverviewAI-generated
Moringa is a genus within the family Moringaceae, belonging to the order Brassicales and the class Magnoliopsida. It is part of the phylum Tracheophyta and the kingdom Plantae. The genus is distinct from Morinda and has the common name moringa.
The native range of Moringa includes Angola, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Gulf States, India, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Namibia, and Oman. It has also been introduced to locations such as Aldabra, the Andaman Islands, Arizona, Assam, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, and Cape Verde.
Records for the genus exist in various databases, including 21,479 occurrences in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and 103 records in iDigBio. The latter includes media from institutions in Mexico, the United States, Nicaragua, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Brazil. Additionally, the genus is referenced by 490 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyMoringaceae
Common Name: mai pruk
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 103
- With media
- 59
- Family
- Moringaceae
- Collections
- CICY, SD, IBUNAM, MEL, UFPB, US
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Nicaragua, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Brasil, Colombia, Venezuela, India
Research
3,202 papers- Moringa oleifera: An Updated Comprehensive Review of Its Pharmacological Activities, Ethnomedicinal, Phytopharmaceutical Formulation, Clinical, Phytochemical, and Toxicological Aspects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- Health benefits of Moringa oleifera.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2014
- Moringa oleifera Lam. in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Moringa induces its beneficial effect via hormesis.Nutrition research reviews · 2024
- Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2007
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Moringaceae
- Image
- Moringa-ovalifolia.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Moringa
- Commons category
- Moringa
- topic's main category
- Category:Moringa (genus)
- taxon common name
- 辣木属
- taxonomic type
- moringa
- different from
- Morinda
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Español
Moringa es el único género de la familia Moringaceae, llamada sedeructops también ben o marango. Este género comprende 13 especies, todas las cuales son árboles de climas tropicales y subtropicales. La especie más popular es Moringa oleifera, árbol originario de Kerala, estado de la India, conocido comúnmente como moringa. Esta variedad se cultiva principalmente en los trópicos. La especie africana, , también se cultiva ampliamente, pero menos que la Moringa oleifera.
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