Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moringaceae | Genus: Moringa | Species: Moringa oleifera Lam. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Guilandina moringa Linn., Moringa zeylanica Burmann | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Sunara, Sainjna, Shigra-tryam | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Drumstick Tree, The Horse-Radish Tree, Ben Oil Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Sainjna | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 2000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | An elongate, torulose capsule, angled, longitudinally 3-valved; seeds many, 3 angled, 3 winged. |
| Habitat | Common; along miscellaneous forests of sub Himalayan tracts, often associated with Sal and Khair forests, or nearby crop fields. | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Cultivated throughout warmer parts of India and moist tropical countries. | Bark Details | Bark corky grey, exuding yellowish-white gum.Young shoots have purplish or greenish-white, hairy bark. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Sector 45, Sector 46, Sector 47, Sector 56 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, with corky bark. Leaves usually 3-pinnate, 45-90 cm long; petioles sheathing at the base; leaflets about 6-10 pairs, opposite, central ones largest, one or more conspicuous glands at the junction of pinnules, pinnae and rachis; leaflets elliptic, ovate-obovate, 1-2.5 cm long. Flowers pedicelled, about 2.5 cm across, white or pinkish, honey scented, in large compound, spreading, 30-60 cm long panicles; bracts linear. Calyx cup-shaped. Petals 5, unequal, narrowly spathulate. Stamens 5 fertile, 5 staminodes. Ovary stipitate, 1-celled, hairy; seeds trigonous, winged at the angles. | Leaf Details | Leaves usually 3-pinnate, 45-90 cm long; petioles sheathing at the base; leaflets about 6-10 pairs, opposite, central ones largest, one or more conspicuous glands at the junction of pinnules, pinnae and rachis; leaflets elliptic, ovate-obovate, 1-2.5 cm long. |
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