Moringaceae

E1039565

Moringaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the drumstick tree or horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera), valued for its edible and medicinal parts.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Moringaceae canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf angiosperm family
plant family
taxon
belongsToClade core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots

eudicots
malvids
rosids
bestKnownFor Moringa oleifera
linked to: Moringa
class Magnoliopsida
commonName moringa family
containsTaxon Moringa arborea
linked to: Moringa

Moringa borziana
linked to: Moringa

Moringa concanensis
linked to: Moringa

Moringa drouhardii
linked to: Moringa

Moringa hildebrandtii
linked to: Moringa

Moringa longituba
linked to: Moringa

Moringa oleifera
linked to: Moringa

Moringa ovalifolia
linked to: Moringa

Moringa peregrina
linked to: Moringa

Moringa pygmaea
linked to: Moringa

Moringa rivae
Moringa ruspoliana
linked to: Moringa

Moringa stenopetala
linked to: Moringa
distribution Africa
Arabian Peninsula
Asia
Madagascar
subtropical regions
tropical regions
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance source of edible leaves
source of edible pods
source of seed oil
source of traditional medicines
flowerType angiosperm flowers
hasCharacteristic composed of trees and shrubs
many species adapted to arid and semi-arid regions
members often have pinnate leaves
small family of flowering plants
kingdom Plantae
notableSpecies Moringa oleifera
linked to: Moringa

Moringa peregrina
linked to: Moringa

Moringa stenopetala
linked to: Moringa
order Brassicales
relatedTo Brassicaceae
Capparaceae
taxonRank family
typeGenus Moringa

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brassicales containsFamily Moringaceae
Capparales historicallyEncompassed Moringaceae