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Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
Synonyms
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Hyperanthera pterygosperma
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Family
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Moringaceae
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Local Name
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English - Drumstick tree
Malayalam – Muringa
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Flowering and Fruiting Period
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November-March
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Distribution
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Cultivated throughout India and many tropical countries
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Distribution in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Cultivated
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Uses
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Used
as vegetable Rich in Vitamin A,B,C,D.E
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Key Botanical Characters:
Small trees; branchletslenticellate.
Leaves tri-pinnate, flowers white, pedicels to 1.5 cm; calyx lobes 1.5 cm,
oblong, reflexed, pubescent outside; petals 1.5 x 0.5 cm, spathulate,
unequal; fertile stamens 5, filaments 1 cm; anthers one celled, intervened by
5 or 7 staminodes; ovary 1-celled, 3-valved, to 5 mm, ovoid, tomentose, style
8 mm, stigma perforated. Pod to 50 cm, 9-ribbed; seeds winged.
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