Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Moringa

Family:

Moringaceae

Nomen number:

456292

Place of publication:

Agric. Colon. 4:59. 1911

Verified:

07/07/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (10 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Hyperanthera peregrina Forssk.

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Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.

Common names

English
bentree –
wild drumsticktree –
wispy-needle yasartree –
French
arbre à noix de ben –
ben blanc –
moringa aptère –
Swedish
behenträd –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia		n.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan		n.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	United Arab Emirates
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia (n.), Sudan (n.), Somalia

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Oman [Al Batinah North], Saudi Arabia, Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Jordan, Syria

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Bee plants	honey production		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Human food	oil/fat		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Materials	lipids	for cosmetics	PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Medicines	folklore		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).

Taxon: Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori